Student Athlete of the Week

Student Athlete of the Week

12.18.06 | General

Dec. 18, 2006

Name: Dionte Christmas
Sport: Men's Basketball
Position: Guard/Forward
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Notes: Christmas scored a career-high 29 points and dished a career-high five assists to lead the Owls to a 75-70 win at Towson on December 16. He shot 9-of-14 (64.3%) from field, 4-of-9 (44.4%) from 3-point range and 7-of-8 (87.5%) from the foul line in the team's only game of the week. He continues to lead the A-10 in scoring with a 21.7 scoring average. He also ranks third in the conference in three-pointers made (2.71 pg.), fifth in field goal percentage (.565) and seventh in free throw percentage (.860). He was also named Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week for the week ending December 17.