Tyler Scott named CIS male athlete of the week
17³Ô¹Ï men's basketball player, Tyler Scott, is this week's CIS male athlete of the week for the week ending November 16, 2014. Scott, a second-year business administration student from Halifax, averaged a remarkable 33 points per game to lead the 17³Ô¹Ï Panthers (3-1) to a pair of home wins over the Cape Breton Capers (2-2), ranked sixth in the country going into the doubleheader.
The 6-foot-2 guard was unstoppable in Friday's 93-85 victory with a game-high 38 points, as well as eight rebounds and three assists, and was once again the top scorer in Saturday's 107-106 win with 28 points, including the game-winning free throw. The talented sophomore currently leads the CIS with an average of 28.8 points per contest.
Scott was also named the 17³Ô¹Ï male athlete of the week for the week of November 10-16.
Congratulations, Tyler! Go Panthers Go!