Monday, January 2, 2012

D1 Nation Alumni: Top NCAA Holiday Performances

The D1 Nation had a great Christmas and  a Happy New Year as thier alumni had some outstanding holiday performances.  Here's our Top 25:

25.  Osas Ebomwonyi      P 6'9"    Sophomore     Pflugerville (TX)                Lamar
4 points and 8 rebounds vs Louisville

24.  Daniel Alexander     F 6'8"   RS-Freshman  Dripping Springs (TX)      Texas A&M
6 points and 8 rebounds vs Arkansas Tech

23.  Paul Garnica            G 6'0"  Sophomore      San Antonio Lee (TX)        Northern Colorado
11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists vs Idaho State

22. Deon Mitchell           G 6'0"  Freshman         Pflugerville (TX)                Northern Iowa
14 points vs Evansville

21.  Paul Garnica            G 6'0"  Sophomore      San Antonio Lee (TX)        Northern Colorado
11 points, 4 rebounds vs Northern Arizona

20. Brian Williams          G 6'6" RS-Freshman  Baton Rouge Glen Oaks (LA)  Oklahoma State
14 points and 4 rebounds vs Virginia Tech

19.  Jordan Clarkson      G 6'5" Sophomore      Converse Wagner (TX)        Tulsa
12 points and 5 rebounds vs Mercer

18.  Brian Williams         G 6'6" RS-Freshman  Baton Rouge Glen Oaks (LA)  Oklahoma State
9 points and 7 rebounds vs SMU

17. Mark Nwakamma     P 6'6" Freshman         Leander (TX)                      Hartford
10 points and 9 rebounds vs La Salle

16. Royce O'Neale           W 6'5" Freshman       Harker Heights (TX)           Denver
14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists vs Troy

15. Joel Smith                   G 6'4" Junior             Leander (TX)                      Northeastern
19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists vs Vermont

14. Josh Swan                   G 6'3" Freshman       Atlanta (GA)                       Southern Illinois
15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists vs Illinois State

13. J.J. Avila                     F 6'7" Sophomore     McAllen (TX)                       Navy
16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists vs Mercer

12. Royce O'Neale           W 6'5" Freshman       Harker Heights (TX)           Denver
15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks vs Arkansas-Little Rock

11. Jason Brickman         G 5'10" Sophomore   San Antonio Clark               Long Island
18 points and 6 assists vs N.J.I.T.

10. Andre Roberson         F 6'7"   Sophomore   Converse Wagner (TX)       Colorado
12 points and 12 rebounds vs New Orleans

9.  TaShawn Thomas       F 6'8"   Freshman      Killeen (TX)                         Houston
9 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks vs North Carolina A&T

8.  Cameron Moore    F 6'10" Senior    San Antonio Roosevelt (TX)      Alabama-Birmingham
16 points and 9 rebounds vs Alabama A&M 

7.  John Henson      F 6'11"  Junior    Round Rock (TX)/Tampa Sickles (FL)    North Carolina
16 points and 11 rebounds vs Elon
6.  J.J. Avila                     F 6'7"    McAllen (TX)                                                Navy
18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists vs Norfolk State

5. John Henson      F 6'11" Junior    Round Rock (TX)/Tampa Sickles (FL)      North Carolina 
21 points and 8 rebounds vs Monmouth

4. Jordan Clarkson        G 6'5"  Sophomore      Converse Wagner (TX)          Tulsa
23 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists vs TCU

3. TaShawn Thomas      F 6'8"  Freshman         Killeen (TX)                             Houston
16 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks vs Texas State

2.  Andre Roberson        F 6'7"  Sophomore      Converse Wagner (TX)           Colorado
17 points and 17 rebounds vs the PAC-12's Utah Utes

1. Cameron Moore     F 6'10" Senior     San Antonio Roosevelt (TX)      Alabama-Birmingham
Moore had an incredible 19 points and 24 rebounds vs George Washington.  This performance earned him his second career Conference USA Player of the Week Honors.