Williams Earns RRAC Offensive Player of the Week Honors
WACO, Texas (Dec. 15, 2025) – The seventh set of RRAC Men's Hoops Players of the Week awards features Texas A&M-Texarkana's Deovaunta Williams for Offensive Player of the Week and LSU Shreveport's Khi Wallace for Defensive Player of the Week for the dates Dec. 8-14.
RRAC Offensive Player of the Week – Deovaunta Williams – Texas A&M-Texarkana
Senior guard Deovaunta Williams scored double digits in both games for the Eagles last week. He scored 30 points, a season high and one shy of a career high at TAMUT, against LSU Alexandria. Williams also dished out seven assists in the win over Louisiana Christian and accumulated eight steals over the two games. He shot 100 percent from the stripe and 45 percent from the field. His team defeated Louisiana Christian 87-55 and LSU Alexandria 99-90.
Williams leads his team and is fourth in the conference with 153 points. He also leads his team with 24 assists and 21 steals.
The Eagles are 6-3 overall and 4-1 in conference.
Additional nominees: Greg Crawford from North Texas-Dallas, EJ McQuillan from LSUA, Devontae Da Costa from Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Jamarric Hammond from North American (Texas), Khi Wallace from LSU Shreveport
RRAC Defensive Player of the Week – Khi Wallace – LSU Shreveport
LSUS sophomore Khi Wallace had another stellar week for his team recording two double-doubles in the Pilots' victories over LSUA (98-90) and LCU (78-57). The newcomer has secured seven straight double-doubles for his team. Wallace scored 28 points and pulled down 16 rebounds against LSUA. Against LCU, he scored 17 points and added 13 rebounds, three steals, and two blocks.
Wallace leads his team and is second in the conference with 183 points. He also leads the Pilots with 101 rebounds, and is second with 11 blocks and third with 11 steals. This is Wallace's third player of the week award this season.
The Pilots are 7-3 overall and 5-0 in conference.
Additional nominees: Greg Crawford from UNTD, TJ James from LSUA, Daryl Houston from TAMUT, Kenyon Elliott from OLLU, Naheim Northern from NAU
RRAC Notebook:
- UNTD junior guard Greg Crawford continues to lead the Trailblazers offensively, averaging 19 points in two games this week. He was able to notch 22 points in a 69-61 win over NAU, which snapped a three-game losing streak. He helped lock down the victory, tying the game with a free throw and then scoring 8-of-10 points during an eventual 14-6 run that closed the contest. Crawford also combined for 13 rebounds, four steals, and four assists. Crawford has eclipsed 20 points in six games and 10 made free throws in five games out of nine total this season. He remains third in the RRAC and tied 41st in NAIA for scoring average.
- LSUA junior guard EJ McQuillan scored 40 points for the second time this season in the Generals' 99-90 OT loss to TAMUT. The team also lost to LSUS 98-90. He previously scored 41 against Texas Wesleyan in the team's season opener.
- OLLU freshman forward Devontae Da Costa played a huge part in the offense this week, grabbing five offensive rebounds as a guard in two games with limited minutes. He also scored 13 points in his team's 89-81 win over Jarvis Christian (Texas) and 11 points in his team's 103-66 win over Texas College. He shot 8-of-12 from the field and 3-of-4 from three-point range, and he was highly efficient. He was also 5-of-7 from the free-throw line and added four assists.
- NAU junior guard Jamarric Hammond scored 13 points in each of his team's 79-74 loss to Southwest (N.M.) and 69-61 loss to UNTD.
- LSUA junior guard TJ James logged 12 rebounds in his team's 98-90 loss to LSUS and 11 in his team's 99-90 loss to TAMUT.
- TAMUT senior guard Daryl Houston averaged six rebounds per game, while also snagging two steals, one block, seven assists, and nine points. His team won both games last week – LCU (87-55) and LSUA (99-90).
- OLLU senior shooting guard Kenyon Elliott anchored the defense in his team's 89-81 win over JCU and 103-66 win over TC. He logged eight rebounds, two assists, five steals, and one block. He also scored 27 points.
- NAU junior center Naheim Northern recorded 11 rebounds in each of his team's 79-74 loss to USW and 69-61 loss to UNTD. He added two steals and five blocks, as well as 26 points.