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Tahjae Hill of LSUS erupted for 27 points in the Pilots' upset of No. 1 LSUA.
Tahjae Hill of LSUS erupted for 27 points in the Pilots' upset of No. 1 LSUA.

Hill, Holzman earn RRAC men's hoops weekly honors to cap regular season

WACO, Texas – Tahjae Hill of LSU Shreveport (La.) earned recognition as the RRAC Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week for Feb. 17-23, while Cade Holzman of Huston-Tillotson University (Texas) was named the RRAC Defensive Player of the Week for the same dates. This is the 16th and final set of weekly awards for the 2024-25 men's basketball season.

Hill closed out the regular season with a game-high 27 points in the Pilots' upset of NAIA No. 1 LSU Alexandria (La.) on Thursday. The senior guard from Hilton, N.Y., was 8-of-10 from the field including a pair of three-pointers, and he was 9-of-9 on free throw attempts. Hill also contributed five rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot in the 101-96 victory. LSUS will be the No. 5 seed in the RRAC men's basketball tournament with a conference mark of 15-9 and an overall record of 18-10.

Holzman accounted for four steals and three blocked shots in a 2-0 week as the Rams clinched the final spot in the RRAC tournament. The junior forward from Austin, Texas, had three steals in a victory over Texas A&M University-Texarkana, and he helped limit Jarvis Christian University (Texas) to 46 points on Saturday. HT completed conference play at 10-14, and the Rams head into the postseason at 10-16 on the season.

Additional RRAC men's basketball weekly nominees: Trey Boston (LSU Shreveport), Devin Carter (Louisiana Christian), Charles Hallmon (Huston-Tillotson), John Harrison (Paul Quinn), Rodney Mason II (A&M-Texarkana), Kashie Natt (LSU Alexandria), Deovaunta Williams (A&M-Texarkana), Lance Williams (Xavier), Norris Williams (Paul Quinn), Erric Wynn (North American).

2024-25 RRAC men's basketball weekly selections:

Date

Offensive Player of the Week

Defensive Player of the Week

 

Oct. 28-Nov. 3

Jacob Koontz (USW)

Rob Gil (OLLU)

 

Nov. 4-10

Breion Powell (OLLU)

Damione Thomas (NAU)

 

Nov. 11-17

Trey Law (OLLU)

Lonzo Rand (OLLU)

 

Nov. 18-24

Lance Williams (XULA)

Wahkil Lopez (OLLU)

 

Nov. 25-Dec. 1

James Weathers (XULA)

Taj Anderson (LSUS)

 

Dec. 2-8

Taj Anderson (LSUS)

Kashie Natt (LSUA)

 

Dec. 9-15

Seviuhn Turner (XULA)

Tyler Washington (LSUS)

 

Dec. 16-22

Kashie Natt (LSUA)

Jayce Wright (HT)

 

Dec. 30-Jan. 5

James Evans (USW)

John Harrison (PQC)

 

Jan. 6-12

Antony Scott (USW)

Chukwuemeke Nwaoshai (LCU)

 

Jan. 13-19

Kashie Natt (LSUA)

Corey Dunning (XULA)

 

Jan. 20-26

Kashie Natt (LSUA)

Braelon Seals (HT)

 

Jan. 27-Feb. 2

Taj Anderson (LSUS)

Seviuhn Turner (XULA)

 

Feb. 3-9

Jamarric Hammond (NAU)

Erric Wynn (NAU)

 

Feb. 10-16

Justin Davis (TAMUT)

Tyler Washington (LSUS)

 

Feb. 17-23

Tahjae Hill (LSUS)

Cade Holzman (HT)