Dada Earns NCC Player of Week Nod
Feb 23, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Senior Tola Dada, leading the Mavericks in scoring and rebounding, was named the North Central Conference's co-player of the week Monday after his weekend performances in wins over North Dakota and North Dakota State. UNO will host South Dakota State Friday and Augustana Saturday at Sapp Fieldhouse with a chance to win its third NCC title.
Dada scored 15 points and had three rebounds and two assists in Friday's 81-69 win over North Dakota. Saturday, he contributed 14 points, five rebounds and three assists as the Mavs defeated North Dakota State 75-64 to move into sole possession of second place.
South Dakota State's Derrick Schantz, who averaged 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in leading the Jackrabbits to a pair of wins, shared the honor with Dada.
Dada is averaging 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds and is trying to become the 25th player in school history to score 1,000 points. The 6-6 Omaha Burke High School graduate has 947 points for his career at UNO entering this weekend. He also has 660 career rebounds, which rank him 6th on the all-time list.
Dada scored 15 points and had three rebounds and two assists in Friday's 81-69 win over North Dakota. Saturday, he contributed 14 points, five rebounds and three assists as the Mavs defeated North Dakota State 75-64 to move into sole possession of second place.
South Dakota State's Derrick Schantz, who averaged 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in leading the Jackrabbits to a pair of wins, shared the honor with Dada.
Dada is averaging 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds and is trying to become the 25th player in school history to score 1,000 points. The 6-6 Omaha Burke High School graduate has 947 points for his career at UNO entering this weekend. He also has 660 career rebounds, which rank him 6th on the all-time list.
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