Alderson Broaddus senior Tobias Dowdell averaged a double-double to help carry the athletic forward to Great Midwest Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week accolades.
Dowdell helped steer the G-MAC-leading Battlers to a pair of conference wins against Ohio Valley and Salem International. Alderson Broaddus is now 14-6 overall this year with a 7-2 record in the G-MAC.
Dowdell averaged 17.5 points per game and 14.5 rebounds per contest to help control the paint in the two home contests. Additionally, he shot 70 percent from the field (14-of-20) and his peripheral averages were strong at 3.0 assists, 4.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game.
The product from Birmingham, Ala. , also pulled in 10 rebounds on the offensive glass and sank seven of his nine free throw attempts. He also played 34.5 minutes against OVU and SIU.
Against Salem International, Dowdell scored 21 points and was a menace on the boards with 15. His double-double was complemented by four assists, three blocks and three steals.
Dowdell’s strong shooting effort helped the Battlers shooting nearly 46 percent from the field during the game, as AB eventually pulled away from the Tigers in the second half.
Saturday produced another impressive double-double with a 14/14 effort from Dowdell. He was near-perfect shooting again at a 6-for-8 clip and was pesky on the defensive end with five steals.
Alderson Broaddus entered the week in a stalemate at the top of the conference standings with Kentucky Wesleyan. With the Panthers idle, AB was able to take advantage with both G-MAC wins.
On the season through 20 games, Dowdell is averaging 8.5 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. He ranks second in the G-MAC in field goal percentage (.613) and is 10th in rebounding.