ESCANABA, MI – Bay College's Joe Ofori was named the Player of the Week in the MCCAA Northern Conference for his play during the week of December 30 through January 5.  It is the third time this season Ofori has gotten the award.

The Norse played two games in Florida this past weekend.  On January 3 he helped Bay get a victory over Roxbury Community College.  Ofori (SO, Shakopee, MN) led the Norse with 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds.  He also had two assists and a blocked shot.

Joe fought through an injury the next day and still played 30 minutes against the host school, Palm Beach State College.  He scored 12 points on ten of 14 from the free throw line and grabbed 12 rebounds.  He had an assist and two steals.  The Norse lost that contest in the final seconds by a score of 75-73.

For the week Ofori averaged 15.5 points per game and 10.5 rebounds per game.  He shot 41.2% from the floor and was 16 of 24 from the free throw line (66.7%).