Papa Dia Named C-USA Player Of The Week
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:04 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Papa Dia Named C-USA Player Of The Week
Dia Earns Second Honor; Averaged 22.5 Points, 10.5 Rebounds And 4.0 Blocks
Jan. 17, 2011
SMU senior Papa Dia was named the C-USA Player of the Week by voting from a media panel covering the 12 conference schools. Dia averaged a double-double in a pair of conference games against Memphis and Houston.
Dia averaged 22.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.0 blocks, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals in games against Memphis and Houston. Dia had double-doubles in both games as he hit 60 percent from the floor (15-25) and 83.3 percent on free throws (15-18). Against Houston, he scored 23 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked a career-high seven shots. The seven blocks was also an SMU record in a C-USA game. In Wednesday's 64-58 win against Memphis, he had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Dia also hit 5-of-6 free throws and grabbed two rebounds in the final 32 seconds to help seal the victory. This is his second C-USA Player of the Week honor this season and for his career.
The Mustangs (10-7, 1-2 C-USA) play at UAB on Wednesday at 7 p.m. SMU returns home to face Southern Miss on Saturday at 2 p.m. For tickets, call 214-768-4263 (SMU-GAME) or click here.
2010-11 C-USA Players of the Week
Nov. 15: Maurice McNeil, Houston
Nov. 22: Papa Dia, SMU
Nov. 29: Ovie Soko, UAB
Dec. 6: Cameron Moore, UAB
Dec. 13: Gary Flowers, Southern Miss
Dec. 20: Keith Clanton, UCF
Dec. 27: Arsalan Kazemi, Rice
Jan. 3: Arsalan Kazemi, Rice
Jan. 3: Kendall Timmons, Tulane
Jan. 10: Randy Culpepper, UTEP
Jan. 17: Papa Dia, SMU
Papa Dia Named C-USA Player Of The Week
Dia Earns Second Honor; Averaged 22.5 Points, 10.5 Rebounds And 4.0 Blocks
Jan. 17, 2011
SMU senior Papa Dia was named the C-USA Player of the Week by voting from a media panel covering the 12 conference schools. Dia averaged a double-double in a pair of conference games against Memphis and Houston.
Dia averaged 22.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 4.0 blocks, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals in games against Memphis and Houston. Dia had double-doubles in both games as he hit 60 percent from the floor (15-25) and 83.3 percent on free throws (15-18). Against Houston, he scored 23 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked a career-high seven shots. The seven blocks was also an SMU record in a C-USA game. In Wednesday's 64-58 win against Memphis, he had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Dia also hit 5-of-6 free throws and grabbed two rebounds in the final 32 seconds to help seal the victory. This is his second C-USA Player of the Week honor this season and for his career.
The Mustangs (10-7, 1-2 C-USA) play at UAB on Wednesday at 7 p.m. SMU returns home to face Southern Miss on Saturday at 2 p.m. For tickets, call 214-768-4263 (SMU-GAME) or click here.
2010-11 C-USA Players of the Week
Nov. 15: Maurice McNeil, Houston
Nov. 22: Papa Dia, SMU
Nov. 29: Ovie Soko, UAB
Dec. 6: Cameron Moore, UAB
Dec. 13: Gary Flowers, Southern Miss
Dec. 20: Keith Clanton, UCF
Dec. 27: Arsalan Kazemi, Rice
Jan. 3: Arsalan Kazemi, Rice
Jan. 3: Kendall Timmons, Tulane
Jan. 10: Randy Culpepper, UTEP
Jan. 17: Papa Dia, SMU
