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Monday, December 25, 2000
Hicks moves to top of Division I
Islanders’ forward puts up 40 points, moves to No. 1 in scoring
By Mark Zuckerman
Caller-Times
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| Caller-Times File |
| Islanders forward Michael Hicks scored 40 points against Portland State on Saturday, raising his season average to 25.5 points per game. |
The nation's leading Division I basketball scorer plays at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... sort of.
Islanders senior forward Michael Hicks, who had his second 40-point game of the season Saturday afternoon against Portland State, is now averaging 25.5 points per game, more than any other player in Division I.
There's a catch, though. Because A&M-Corpus Christi is in the third year of a four-year provisional period, the NCAA does not yet recognize statistics from the school.
Hicks, a 6-foot-5 senior from Panama, was surprised to hear of his feat.
"I don't pay attention to that stuff," he said. "I'm glad that I lead the nation in scoring, but like I said, I didn't know."
Hicks went into Saturday's contest averaging an even 24 points per game (fourth in the country), then poured in 40 to help lead the Islanders to a 99-95 overtime win over the Vikings.
In the process, he jumped past Brandon Wolfram of Texas-El Paso, Isaac Spencer of Murray State and Henry Domercant of Eastern Illinois for No. 1 on the scoring list.
Hicks returns to the court Thursday when A&M-Corpus Christi hosts Birmingham-Southern in the first round of the Koch Petroleum Islander Invitational. The Islanders will face either Winthrop or Cleveland State in Friday's final round.
NCAA DIVISION I SCORING LEADERS
(Through Sunday's games)
Player (Team) G Pts Avg
Michael Hicks (A&M-CC) 11 280 25.5
Brandon Wolfram (UTEP) 8 198 24.8
Isaac Spencer (Murray St.) 8 198 24.8
Henry Domercant (E. Ill.) 11 265 24.1
Ronnie McCollum (Cent.) 10 239 23.9
Staff writer Mark Zuckerman can be reached at 886-3747 or by e-mail at zuckermanm@caller.com
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