Louison Earns AD3I Player of the Week Honors

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Recognizing his outstanding performance on the hardwood and helping lead the St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's basketball team to a 2-1 record, David Louison (Brooklyn, NY/St. Edmund Prep) has been named Association of Division III Independents Player of the Week.

The sophomore forward averaged 15.0 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 2.0 steals over a 2-1 week as the Bears took third place in the Gallaudet Thanksgiving Tournament.  Louison also had 1.7 rejections and dished out 1.7 assists per contest. The sophomore recorded a pair of double-doubles last week, including 17 points and 14 rebounds in a victory over Vassar and 15 points and 11 caroms in the consolation game win against Gallaudet.

Louison was one rebound shy of a third double-double in a loss to Valley Forge where he posted 12 points and nine rebounds. For the week, the sophomore shot 54.1% (20-of-37) from the field and was named to the Gallaudet University Holiday All-Tournament Team.

This is the first award of the season for Louison who is the reigning Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year.  The sophomore was named AD3I Rookie of the Year, First Team All-Independent and was named AD3I Player of the Week four times in the 2011-12.  Louison is the second Bear to win an award this season following Michael Megafu (Brooklyn, NY/Nazareth Regional) who was named HVMAC Rookie of the Week last week.

St. Joseph's returns to the hardwood tonight starting a four-game homestand, hosting the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Tip-off is slated for 7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn Technical High School.