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ODAC Men's Basketball Report: Week 2

Every ODAC men's basketball team has at least one game played through two weeks of the season, and all but one squad has tasted victory in 39 combined games played. Three squads are unbeaten, led by Ferrum at 3-0. Averett, Hampden-Sydney, and Randolph are all 2-0. The league as a whole is 25-14 (.641) in non-conference games and 24-14 in games that do not involve two conference teams.

That one non-conference game featuring ODAC teams was a marquee showdown of nationally-ranked squads. Hampden-Sydney welcome Randolph-Macon to Kirby Field House. The 23rd-ranked Tigers defeated the seventh-ranked Yellow Jackets, 84-77.

  • AARON OATES | BRIDGEWATER | SR | F | JACKSONVILLE, N.C.
    Oates, a senior forward from Jacksonville, N.C., stood out on both ends of the floor in three games last week, helping Bridgewater go 1-2 on the way to his first ODAC weekly award of the season. Oates pulled down 25 overall rebounds – 23 via the defensive glass – to go with four steals and three blocked shots to go along with 58 points. In a 77-69 loss to Marymount, Oates racked up 20 points and six rebounds (all defensive) while registering two steals and dishing out a pair of assists. In a 76-65 loss to Southern Virginia, Oates again posted 20 points offensively to go with eight boards (6 defensive), two assists, a steal, and a blocked shot. Oates registered his second double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds, all via the defensive backboard. He blocked two shots and notched a steal to go with a pair of assists. In the early going, Oates leads the ODAC in defensive rebounds (36) and total blocked shots (6). He is sixth in overall rebounding (8.4/game) and scoring (18.2/game). 

  • ADAM BRAZIL | HAMPDEN-SYDNEY | 5TH | G | MOORESVILLE, N.C.
    Brazil, a fifth-year guard from Mooresville, N.C., set multiple career-highs on the way to his first ODAC weekly award of the season in helping 23rd-ranked Hampden-Sydney to a non-conference win over seventh-ranked Randolph-Macon. Brazil poured in a career-best 34 points, marking the most scored by a Tiger since Mike Murray registered 40 points in February 2014. Brazil was 10-of-16 from the field and a perfect 12-of-12 from the foul line, tying his career-high for field goals made and setting a new benchmark for foul line performance. He matched his career-best in rebounds with eight and dished out a pair of assists. Twenty-one of his points against RMC came in the second half.

    • Jamison Graves (Averett, So., G)
      Graves scored 18 points and recorded 4 steals in the 79-70 win against Southern Virginia.
    • Bryce Shaw (Averett, Sr., G)
      Shaw scored 22 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and dished out 3 assists while shooting 81.8% from the field (9/11 FG) in the 79-70 win against Southern Virginia. This performance was one point shy of his career-high.
    • Gabriel Campbell (EMU, So., G/F)
      Campbell scored 2 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in the 77-76 loss to Southern Virginia. He followed up with 4 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals in the 59-51 win against Greensboro.
    • Payton Lewis (EMU, Jr., G)
      Lewis recorded 25 points, hitting 5 three-pointers (5/8, 62.5%) and shooting 100% from the free-throw line (8/8) in the 77-76 loss to Southern Virginia. He added 10 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block while maintaining a perfect free-throw percentage (4/4) in the 59-51 win against Greensboro.
    • Wall Bryant (Ferrum, Sr., F)
      Bryant scored 12 points, collected 8 rebounds, and recorded 3 steals and 1 block while shooting 85.7% from the field (6/7 FG) in the 124-68 win against Warren Wilson. In the following game, a 82-54 win against N.C. Wesleyan, he contributed 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 1 steal while shooting 83.3% (10/12 FG).
    • Wagoner Landon (Randolph, Grad., F)
      Landon recorded 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals in the 67-64 win against Methodist.
    • Patrick Clevenger (Roanoke, Jr., F)
      Clevenger scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the 90-59 win against Springfield. He added another 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 blocks while shooting 75% from the field (3/4 FG) in the 101-57 win against Saint Vincent.
    • Joshua McClary (Roanoke, Sr., G)
      McClary scored 24 points, recorded 7 assists, and registered 5 steals while shooting 60% from the field (9/15 FG) in the 101-57 win against Saint Vincent.
    • Dorian Davis (Shenandoah, Jr., G)
      Davis scored 11 points and recorded 3 assists in the 89-69 win against Wilson. He followed up with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks in the 80-48 win against Messiah.
    • Omari Deveaux (Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., G)
      Deveaux scored 22 points, secured 4 rebounds, and recorded 2 steals and 1 block in the 74-72 loss to Christopher Newport.
    • Wilson Amarion (Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., C)
      Amarion scored 8 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and registered 2 blocks and 2 steals in the 74-72 loss to Christopher Newport.
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