A junior forward from Elizabethton, Tennessee, Nico Ashley of Lees-McRae continued his impressive season with seven blocks last week for the Bobcats.
Ashley collected all of his blocks in Lees-McRae’s league win over Belmont Abbey. The career-best seven blocks in the game allowed him to remain among the elite in the category nationally. Ashley is currently fifth in NCAA Division II with 42 total blocks on the season. His 2.47 blocks per game lead Conference Carolinas and are sixth-best per game nationally. Ashley also averaged 5.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in the two wins.
2023-24 Conference Carolinas Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Week 10 (Jan. 22, 2024)
Player of the Week: Daylan Askew, Chowan
Defensive Player of the Week: Nico Ashley, Lees-McRae