Barry's Yunio Barrueta Named USBWA D-II National Player of the Week
Barrueta is the second honoree from SSC this season
By: Joe Reinsch | U.S. Basketball Writers Association
Yunio Barrueta, Barry University (Sunshine State Conference), Senior, G/F, 6-6, 225, Miami, Fla.
Yunio Barrueta has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division II Men's Basketball Player of the Week after the senior led Barry University to a 98-85 Sunshine State Conference victory over Rollins College with a 40-point, 13-rebound performance as the Buccaneers improved to 9-2 overall and 3-1 in SSC play.
Barrueta hit 14-of-26 (53.8%) from the field, including 10-of-16 (62.5%) three-pointers to tie Barry's single-game three-point record, and he knocked down nine triples in the second half for another school record. His seventh double-double this season also made him the third player in school history to score 40 points in a game, and he added a pair of assists and four blocks in the win.
Barrueta joins Dylan Travis of Florida Southern College as USBWA National Players of the Week from the Sunshine State Conference. Travis was honored on November 24th.
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TOTAL |
3-PT |
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REBOUNDS |
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| Date |
Opponent |
GP |
MIN |
FG |
FGA |
FG |
FGA |
FT |
FTA |
OFF |
DEF |
TOT |
A |
TO |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
| 2-Jan |
Rollins |
1 |
38 |
14 |
26 |
10 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
40 |
| Weekly Totals |
1 |
38 |
14 |
26 |
10 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
40 |
| Weekly Averages |
0.538 |
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0.625 |
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0.667 |
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13.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
40.0 |
USBWA Division II Men's Basketball Player of the Week - 2015-16 Previous Winners:
Nov. 24: Dylan Travis, Florida Southern College (Sunshine State Conference)
Dec. 1: Max Strus, Lewis University (Great Lakes Valley Conference)
Dec. 8: Devin Daly, Lake Superior State University (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)
Dec. 15: Akaemji Williams, Lake Superior State University (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)
Dec. 22: Jalen Steele, Lincoln Memorial University (South Atlantic Conference)
Jan. 5: Yunio Barrueta, Barry University (Sunshine State Conference)