A Slam Dunk Decision: Tri-C Basketball Player Named ‘OCCAC Player of the Week’

James Anderson Jr. leads the way to a pair of victories and top of standings

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C^®) basketball player James Anderson Jr. earned Division II Player of the Week honors from the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference for his performance Jan. 14-20.

Anderson averaged 17 points while leading Tri-C’s nationally ranked team to a pair of victories and sole possession of first place in the conference. The wing player also contributed 7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game for the Triceratops.

This is Anderson’s second Player of the Week award from the conference this season.

The sophomore from Roswell, Georgia, is working toward an Associate of Arts degree at the College.

Tri-C is undefeated within the OCCAC and 14-4 overall on the season. The Triceratops rose to 19^th in the nation in the most recent NJCAA Division II basketball rankings released Tuesday, Jan. 23.

The team plays its home games at Tri-C’s Metropolitan Campus gymnasium, located at the corner of East 30^th Street and Community College Avenue in Cleveland. For a full team schedule, visit www.tri-c.edu/athletics.

January 23, 2019

John Horton, 216-987-4281 john.horton@tri-c.edu