Indiana University Athletics
White Named IU Athlete of the Week
12/12/2006 12:00:00 AM | General
Dec. 12, 2006
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - On a weekly basis, IUHOOSIERS.com will recognize the top performance in Hoosier Athletics by selecting an IU Athlete of the Week. For the week ending Dec. 10, junior forward D.J. White is the winner. This is the first honor for White and the IU men's basketball team this season.
White averaged team highs in points (17.5), rebounds (7.5), blocks (3.5), offensive rebounds (3.5) and minutes (31.5) last week, as IU defeated Western Illinois, 92-40, and fell at Kentucky, 59-54. He nearly logged his fifth-career double-double as he matched a career high with 23 points to go along nine rebounds, four blocks and two steals in a season-high 39 minutes at UK.
The Tuscaloosa, Ala., native added three blocks against Western Illinois to vault into the Big Ten lead with 2.6 per game. He helped limit the Leathernecks to 40 points - the lowest point total scored against the Hoosiers since 1978 - and gave Indiana its largest margin of victory since 1998.
White, along with sophomore forward Whitney Thomas (women's basketball), were nominated for the weekly award for their strong performances on the hardwood last week.
Whitney Thomas
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Thomas recorded her third double-double of the season when she posted a career night at IPFW on Dec. 10. Thomas scored a career-high 21 points and tied a career-best with 14 rebounds in IU's 69-68 win at IPFW. She sank a key layup with 1:06 to go in the game that put the Hoosiers up for good. Nine of Thomas' rebounds were recorded in the first half along with eight of her 21 points. In IU's loss at Bowling Green, Thomas grabbed game-high 13 rebounds, 11 of which were on the defensive end, and added six points and two steals in the effort. On the week, Thomas averaged 13.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 assists per game.
