Shkil Named UAA Athlete of the Week

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) – Senior Chris Shkil (Mentor, Ohio/Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) of the Carnegie Mellon University men's basketball team was named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Athlete of the Week. Shkil helped the Tartans to two victories this past weekend.

Shkil averaged a double-double with 18.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game while shooting 73.7% (14-19) from the floor and recorded seven blocks. In the Tartans' 78-64 win over Brandeis on Friday, Shkil finished with a season-high 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor, grabbed 12 rebounds and had three blocks. Two days later in the Tartans' 94-58 win over NYU, he had 16 points, eight rebounds and recorded four blocks.

Shkil currently leads the UAA averaging 1.95 blocks per contest and ranks second in the UAA with a .604 field goal percentage.