NORFOLK, Va. – North Carolina Central University junior guard Ray Willis was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week, while senior forward Dominique Sutton earned the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week award, the conference office announced Monday (Feb. 6).

Willis (G, 6-6, 164, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.) averaged 20.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in two conference wins last week for the Eagles. He recorded his third double-double of the season with 25 points and 10 rebounds in a 78-61 road victory over Florida A&M on Saturday (Feb. 4). He also posted 16 points with four boards, three assists and two steals, shooting 4-of-7 from 3-point range, in a 77-46 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Monday (Jan. 30) in Durham.

Sutton (F, 6-5, 212, Sr., Durham, N.C.) averaged 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.0 blocks in wins over Maryland Eastern Shore and Florida A&M. He grabbed nine boards, blocked two shots and stole one pass in the win over UMES. Against FAMU he hauled down eight rebounds and picked off a career-high four passes. Offensively, Sutton added 41 points and five assists.

Sutton leads the Eagles in scoring, rebounding and steals with averages of 15.9 points, 7.6 boards and 2.2 passes stolen per contest.

Willis is second on the team in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 15.6 points, 5.3 caroms and 3.0 helpers per game, while leading the Eagles with 18 blocked shots.

NCCU is currently 11-11 overall and 5-4 in the MEAC with a road game against Bethune-Cookman up next on Monday (Feb. 6) night.