Thomas More’s King earns national honor after leading Saints to 10th straight victory

By Don Owen
NKyTribune reporter

Thomas More College junior guard Damion King has been named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week.

The Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware, is D3hoops.com’s weekly honor roll. This is the program’s 21st season recognizing the performance at each of the five positions from the previous week for NCAA Division III players.

King averaged 22.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists while shooting 58.3 percent (14-of-24) from the floor as Thomas More extended its winning streak to 10 games last week with a pair of victories. His performance Saturday helped the Saints rally from a 13-point deficit late in the game to post an 86-80 win over Geneva.

King ignited a game-ending 21-2 run by scoring 10 of his 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 49 seconds left to give Thomas More an 80-78 lead. After Geneva picked up both a foul and a technical foul with 29 seconds on the clock, King converted four straight free throws to extend the Thomas More advantage to 84-78 and seal the win.

King also grabbed 13 rebounds as Thomas More improved to 17-4 overall, 13-1 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. A graduate of George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, King was also named PAC Player of the Week on Monday after leading the Saints to their 10th straight victory.

The longest winning streak in Thomas More history is 12, set during the 2012-13 season. The Saints are still unbeaten (10-0) in 2018, with their last defeat coming on Dec. 30 against Mount St. Joseph.

Thomas More goes for its 11th straight victory Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. with a road game at Westminster (Pa.).

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