ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – St. Bonaventure junior center Osun Osunniyi has earned Big 4 Player of the Week honors after a standout first week of action that keyed a 2-0 start for the Bonnies men's basketball team.
Osunniyi averaged a double-double for the week with 19.5 points and 10.0 rebounds after standout stat lines in both games. In the season-opener vs. Akron, he scored a career-high 25 points with eight rebounds and three assists during 36 minutes of action. Saturday against Hofstra, he posted the 12th double-double of his Bonnies career with 14 points and 12 rebounds, adding two blocks and two assists.
The impressive performances came against two strong non-conference opponents: Akron won last year's Mid-American Conference regular season title while Hofstra captured the Colonial Athletic Association championship and is the preseason favorite to retain that championship.
Big 4 players consist of student-athletes from St. Bonaventure, Buffalo, Canisius and Niagara.
The Bonnies are back in action Dec. 30 with the Atlantic 10 opener at Rhode Island.
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