Erie Community College men’s basketball player God’s Gift Achiuwa (yes, that’s really his name) was named the Region III Co-Player of the Year, an honor he shared with Leon Nelson of Genesee Community College.

Achiuwa was named the co-player of the season after a freshman campaign that saw him average 13.0 points and 13.5 rebounds a game.  He led the team in scoring in five games this season and in rebounding in 25 of 29 games.  He had a season-high 30 points versus Rhode Island on December 13 and 22 rebounds February 6 versus Jamestown-Olean.

Also being named to the first-team All-Region was Tola Lawal.  Lawal was the team’s leading scorer, averaging 16.2 points per game.  Lawal was a second-team All-American last season and ended his Erie career with 1,104 points.  He finished seventh on the school’s all-time list, just one point ahead of Kilroy Jackson (1994-1996).

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