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Ivan Aska Earns OVC Co-Freshman Of The Week Honors
11/24/2008 6:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Aska, a 6-7 forward from
“He's confident and plays at a steady pace,” MSU Head Coach Billy Kennedy said. “He's very persistent and just keeps playing hard even when he makes a mistake. You can coach him and he takes it very well.”
Aska scored 20 points in an 89-61 home victory over rival Western Kentucky on Saturday, becoming the first MSU freshman to score 20 or more points in a game since Cuthbert Victor scored 27 against
He added 13 points in the Racers road 55-47 loss to
For the week, Aska hit 68.4 percent (13-of-19) from the field and 77.8 percent (7-of-9) from the free throw line.
Aska shared the OVC honor with
The Racers return to action Wednesday with a 6 p.m. central time game in
