Holmes Earns Third MAC East Player of the Week Award This Season

Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Players of the Week Release (1-12-15)

Cleveland, Ohio – For the third time this season, Bowling Green State University senior Richaun Holmes has been tabbed the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Men's Basketball Player of the Week, announced the league office.

The 6-8 forward also earned the award on Dec. 1 and then again on Dec. 29.

Holmes, who led BGSU to a 2-0 record last week with wins at Kent State and over Ohio, averaged 19.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 4.0 blocks per game on the week while shooting 60 percent from the field, 75 percent from the three-point line and 83.3 percent from the charity stripe.

In the win at Kent State, Holmes posted a team-high 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including going 2-of-3 from behind the three-point line. He also added five rebounds, three blocks, one steal and matched his career-high with four assists in the two point win. The 6-8 forward followed that performance up with 18 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks in a home win over Ohio on Saturday. In that game, Holmes was 7-of-9 from the floor, 1-of-1 from downtown and 3-of-4 from the free throw line. It was his second double-double of the season and 10th of his career.

The Falcons, who are off to a 2-0 start in MAC play for the first time since the 2004-05 season, are 10-3 overall on the year as Holmes leads the team in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and blocked shots.

Bowling Green will return to action this Wednesday night, as BGSU will face off with the Akron Zips at 7 p.m. at the James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio.

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