Mangas Named National Player Of The Week

MARION – Kyle Mangas scored a lot of second half points in a pair of wins last week for No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan University men's basketball. That production earned Mangas the NAIA DII Men's Basketball National Player of the Week honor.

The sophomore, a former Indiana All-Star and standout for the Warsaw Tigers, averaged 19 points per game in the second half and 29 points per game overall. Mangas also averaged 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists on the week.

Mangas scored 20 points – 16 in the second half – on the road at Taylor. IWU trailed by five at halftime and the Wildcats wound up winning 87-72. Mangas followed with a 38-point outburst vs. Huntington in a 104-98 victory in Luckey Arena. With the game tied at 44 at halftime, Mangas erupted for 20 points in the first 10 minutes of play.

Indiana Wesleyan is 25-4 on the season and in first place in the Crossroads League with a 14-3 record. The fifth-ranked Wildcats play at No. 11 Marian University Saturday.