Tri-C Basketball Player Named OCCAC Player of the Week

Kash Blackwell honored after leading Challengers to pair of victories

CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) basketball player Kash Blackwell earned Player of the Week honors from the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference for his performance Jan. 25-31. 

Blackwell averaged 24 points during the week while leading the Challengers to a pair of conference wins. The sophomore guard also contributed 7.5 rebounds, 3 assists and two steals per game.

On the season, he leads the OCCAC in scoring and ranks eighth in rebounding.

Blackwell, a graduate of Shaker Heights High School, is pursuing an Associate of Arts at Tri-C.

The Challengers are 14-10 on the season and 5-4 in conference play. The team plays three home games in February at Tri-C’s Metropolitan Campus gymnasium, located at the corner of East 30th Street and Community College Avenue in Cleveland.

For a full team schedule, visit www.tri-c.edu/athletics.

February 03, 2016

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