INDIANAPOLIS - Hasan Varence of Ohio Dominican University has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Men’s Division II National Player of the Week for the week of games between Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2019.
 
The senior forward claimed his first Division II National Player of the Week honor of the season after he posted a pair of double-doubles and averaged 28 points and 13.5 rebounds to lead Ohio Dominican to a split of its two games last week against Missouri-St. Louis and Maryville.
 
Varence notched 30 points and 16 rebounds in a 70-64 defeat to UMSL in overtime before he helped the Panthers snap a three-game losing streak by posting 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists in an 84-60 win over Maryville.
 
Varence, a native of Queens, N.Y., added 4 blocked shots and a steal on the week, and he finished the week shooting 68 percent (21-for-31) from the floor, including a 42 percent (5-for-12) clip from three-point range, and he sank 9-of-10 from the free throw line.
 
On the season, the 6-foot-6 forward is averaging team-highs of 20.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game with 4 double-doubles through the first 8 games of the season. He is one of just 8 players in Division II averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game this season.
 
Varence has now won USBWA National Player of the Week honors two different times in his career.
 
 
2019-20 USBWA Men’s Division II National Player of the Week
Nov. 11: Andrew Sischo, Daemen College (East Coast Conference)
Nov. 18: Andrew Sischo, Daemen College (East Coast Conference)
Nov. 25: Pat Dembley, UT Permian Basin (Lone Star Conference)
Dec. 2: Hasan Varence, Ohio Dominican (Great Midwest Athletic Conference)