Olasewere averaged 27.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in helping LIU Brooklyn to a pair of NEC road victories and earn this week’s Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week award. He becomes the second Blackbird in as many weeks to take home the honor, after helping them improve to 4-0 in league play and stretch their NEC winning streak to 14 games dating back to last season. Against Sacred Heart last Thursday, the 6-7 forward went off for a season-high 29 points in an 87-81 victory. He also added 12 boards, four steals and two blocks. Just two days later, Olasewere stretched his double-double streak to three games when he netted 25 points and came down with 11 rebounds in a 79-75 victory at Quinnipiac. The Silver Spring, MD native is the eighth-leading scorer in the NEC at 15.8 points per game and also ranks fifth in rebounding with 7.4 per contest. Olasewere is just 54 points shy of 1,000 for his career.