Wayne State sophomore Nick Ferrarini was named the Northern Sun Conference Men’s Basketball South Division Player of the Week following his play in a NSIC home sweep over the weekend.
Ferrarini, a 6-foot-5 guard, averaged 19 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in helping the Wildcats to their second straight NSIC weekend sweep. Ferrarini posted 27 points and seven rebounds Friday night in a 85-77 overtime win over University of Mary, the sixth time this season he has scored 20 or more points. He followed that with 11 points that included a trio of 3-pointers in a 71-62 win over Minot State.
For the weekend, Ferrarini shot 55.6 percent (15-27) from the field and was 8 for 13 (61.5 percent) from the 3-point line. This season, Ferrarini is averaging 14.8 points per game, ranking fifth in the NSIC in free throw percentage (.857) and tied for 12th in 3-point field goals per game (2.3).
It’s the first time in his career that Ferrarini was named NSIC Player of the Week and he’s the second Wildcat player to collect the honor this season after Jordan Janssen was named NSIC South Division Player of the Week Nov. 24 and Dec. 9.
