James Kelly Garners National Player of the Week Honors

James Kelly, pictured here in a game earlier this year against Mott, has been named the NJCAA D-II Player of the Week. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information
James Kelly, pictured here in a game earlier this year against Mott, has been named the NJCAA D-II Player of the Week. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information
Posted: Jan 23, 2013

By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, OH---James Kelly, a sophomore forward for the Express men's basketball team, has been named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) D-II Player of the Week.

This comes one day after Kelly was selected as the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 20.

The 6'7" Kelly produced a triple-double in a win over Cuyahoga Community College last Wednesday before adding a double-double in a win over Cincinnati State Technical and Community College this past Saturday.

In the 96-80 road win over Cuyahoga, Kelly finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds, 10 steals, two blocks and one assist. Then, in his team's 73-72 road win over Cincinnati State, Kelly had 21 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal.

The NJCAA honor is a first for Kelly, who is averaging 17.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1.5 steals this year. In OCCAC play alone, Kelly is averaging 25.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game.

Kelly and the Express men (14-6 overall, 3-0 OCCAC) will take on Lakeland Community College at 7:30 p.m. in the SHAC tonight. Owens and Lakeland are two of three undefeated teams in OCCAC play.