WILSON, BASCOE NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Jan. 29.

MALE: Jovain Wilson, Algoma

Fourth-year guard Jovain Wilson (Pickering, Ont.) scored 42 points in a pair of Algoma victories this past weekend. Wilson scored a game-high 22 points and added five rebounds and three steals in a 87-45 win at Lambton on Jan. 28. He followed this up with a 20-point performance in a 97-47 victory at St. Clair on Jan. 29. Wilson earned five rebounds, four steals and three assists against St. Clair. Algoma (10-3) is the first team to hit the 10-win plateau in the OCAA West region.

FEMALE: Sandre Bascoe, Algonquin

The Algonquin Thunder have won 10 straight and Sandre Bascoe (Ottawa) is a big reason why. The third-year forward earned a double-double with a game-high 18 points and 14 rebounds in a 66-46 win over Durham on Jan. 27. Bascoe added another 10 points and seven rebounds in addition to five steals in a 70-39 win over Loyalist on Jan. 28. Bascoe is among the league leaders averaging 17.3 points per game. Algonquin leads the OCAA East region with a record of 10-1.

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