The Association of Division III Independents

Hammond earns third Association of Division III Independents men’s basketball Player of the Week honor

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Green Mountain College senior forward Doug Hammond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) is this week’s Association of Division III Independents men’s basketball Player of the Week. Hammond averaged 27.5 points, 14.5 rebounds and nine blocks in a pair of wins on the week. He scored 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting (66.7%), pulled down 11 boards and blocked six shots in Wednesday’s win over Vermont Tech. Following that performance, he posted his first career triple-double when he produced 24 points, 18 rebounds and 12 blocked shots in Saturday’s victory over Albany Pharmacy. For the season, Hammond is averaging 23.6 points, 14.4 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game.

Tincknell named Association of Division III Independents women’s basketball Player of the Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Finlandia University sophomore forward Ally Tincknell (Negaunee, Mich.) has been named the Association of Division III Independents women’s basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season. Tincknell helped her team to a 1-1 record on the week by averaging 23.5 points and 11 rebounds per contest. She also shot 57.7% from the floor and 70.8% from the charity stripe. In a 61-49 victory over Rochester College, she tallied 15 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and added 32 points and 12 boards in a tough 74-66 loss at Marygrove College.