DIKYMBE MARTIN
Sophomore • Guard • Riverside, Calif. • JW North HS
➜ Dikymbe Martin averaged 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists per game while shooting 56.3% from the field, 50.0% from three, and 90.0% at the line in a pair of UC Riverside wins.
➜ In a 73-60 win over Valparaiso on December 20, he played all 40 minutes while scoring a career-best 30 points on 7-12 field goals and 14-16 free throws.
➜ His 16 free throw attempts in the Valparaiso contest match three others for most attempts in a game by a Big West men's player this season, while his 14 makes is a season-high among all BWC men's student-athletes.
➜ Martin has seven double-figure scoring performances this season, averaging 12.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.
➜ UC Riverside have won three of their last four contests.
Others nominated: Arkim Robertson (Cal State Fullerton), TJ Shorts II (UC Davis), Evan Leonard (UC Irvine), Max Heidegger (UC Santa Barbara), Sheriff Drammeh (Hawai'i).