PacWest preseason favorite showed well in their season openers, taking down CCAA powers CSU Dominguez Hills and CSU San Bernardino. Dominican also went 2-0 led by Darius Best who put up 30 against Cal Poly Humboldt. Defensively, Concordia’s Nick Corbett was a rebound machine for the unbeaten Golden Eagles.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dominican’s Darius Best, G, 6-2, 185, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.                          
Dominican’s Darius Best averaged 23 points a game to help the Penguins to a 2-0 start with impressive wins over San Francisco State and Cal Poly Humboldt. Best had 30 points against the Lumberjacks and added 16 more against the Gators on perfect 5-of-5 shooting. Best also averaged 3.5 steals a contest as the Penguins blasted SF State 96-66 and Cal Poly Humboldt 89-61.
 
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Concordia’s Nick Corbett, F/C, 6-7, 235, Soph., San Jose, Calif.               
Concordia’s Nick Corbett was a stopper in his Golden Eagle debut to help his new team to a pair of victories. The 6-foot-7 inside player totaled 26 rebounds in the games against CS San Marcos and CSU Los Angeles and also averaged 10.5 points a contest. Corbett, a transfer from Skyline CC, had a double-double against CSU Los Angeles with 15 and 14, shooting 7-of-11 from the field. The San Jose native shot .714 over the two games to push his team to a 2-0 start.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Point Loma, the defending PacWest champs and preseason favorite didn’t skip a beat in beating two of the top teams in the CCAA. The Sea Lions raced past CS Dominguez Hills 90-82 and CS San Bernardino 87-66 in games played at Vanguard. The Toros were the preseason pick to win the CCAA and are ranked No. 12 nationally. The ‘Yotes, long a conference and regional power, is picked third in their league this year. Andrew Nagy had a 12-13 double-double against CSUSB and put up 24 versus CSUDH.
 
PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: Nathan Medina looked great in a new uniform last week with 34 points for Chaminade in a win over Alaska (Medina was a multiple All-PacWest selection at Biola)…Hawaii Pacific’s Quinton McCullough averaged 14.5 points and 11.5 rebounds last week as the Sharks split games against the Alaska schools. He hit a three at the buzzer to send the game against the Nanooks into overtime…Concordia’s Marcellus Edwards averaged 16.5 points and shot 65 percent from the field in CUI’s two wins…Dominican’s Stephen Ransom had five blocked shots against San Francisco State.
 
WHAT’S NEXT: There are 23 games on tap this week across three states (California, Hawaii, and Oregon). To see the complete schedule, click here.