EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men's Basketball senior guard Ismail Habib earned Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week honors for the second time this season on Monday.
 
Helping lead USI to a pair of wins last week on the road at Valparaiso University, 64-56, and at home against Kentucky State University, 93-56, Habib averaged 21 points on over 43 percent shooting overall and a blistering 54.8 percent from beyond the arc. 11 of Habib's 14 made field goals last week came from three-point range. The guard also hauled in 6.5 rebounds per game and dished out 4.5 assists per contest.
 
Habib opened the week at Valparaiso with a team-high 25 points to get the Screaming Eagles a road win. The senior had 18 points on six three-pointers just in the first half to spark the Eagles early against the Beacons. Habib ended the week with a 17-point performance against Kentucky State, and once again, getting USI off to a good start by scoring the team's first eight points of the game. Habib was in the neighborhood of a triple-double against Kentucky State, adding eight rebounds and seven assists to his tally.
 
On the season, Habib is pacing the Screaming Eagles with 19 points and 3.4 assists per outing, while starting all eight games this season. Additionally, Habib is averaging nearly five rebounds per contest. He is also shooting a team-best 35 percent from three-point range. Overall, Habib is shooting just over 41 percent from the floor.
 
This week, Habib and the Screaming Eagles (3-5) prepare for a two-game road swing, starting Wednesday at Western Michigan University with a 6 p.m. CT tipoff. The road set concludes Sunday at Noon CT when USI visits Indiana State University. Both games this week can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on ESPN WREF 97.7 FM.