NSU MENS BASKETBALL
Matt Hammer
6-3, Junior
Forward
Elkton, S.D.
Matt Hammer has been named the NSIC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Hammer (Jr., F, Elkton, S.D.) scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to record his second double-double in as many games as the Wolves downed Augustana 83-74. Hammer backed that up with a 19 point performance in the Wolves 69-50 win over Minnesota Duluth giving Northern State Head Coach Don Meyer his 800th career victory. This marks the second time this season, and third time in his career that Hammer has been named player of the week.
Hammer is averaging 18.4 points per game, 6.7 rebounds a game and 2.1 steals per game to lead the Wolves in those categories. Hammer was a 2003-04 NSIC All-Conference selection and a member of the 2004 NSIC All-Tournament Team. Hammer has scored 773 points (11.0 ppg) thus far in his career at Northern leaving him just 227 from 1,000 in his career.
Northern State University Athlete of the Week is an institutional award that is decided by the Northern State Sports Information Department. Athletes of the Week are posted every Sunday during the athletic year. Please send any comments or questions to the Sports Information Department. Nick.Kornder@northern.edu
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Northern State University (located in Aberdeen, SD) is an NCAA Division II institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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