NEW YORK --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's basketball forward Olawale Kila was recognized Tuesday by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) as a Divisions II-III Honorable Mention selection for games played December 11-17. The distinction is Kila's second-career MBWA weekly laurel, as he previously garnered an honorable mention spot during the 2022-23 season. 

Upping his scoring output, Kila averaged 24.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game on 60.9 percent shooting from the field and 89.5 percent from the line in three games last week. Visiting the United States Merchant Marine Academy Mariners (Dec. 13), Kila netted a team-high 19 points (7-of-13 FG, 5-of-6 FT) to go along with five rebounds in an 82-75 victory. Kila recorded his 12th career double-double against Western Connecticut State University (Dec. 15) with a 16-point and 13-rebound effort. Hosting Drew University (Dec. 16), the Nigerian native dropped a career-high 38 points (16-of-18 FG, 6-of-7 FT) and hauled in a game-best eight rebounds in a hard-fought encounter.

Across the season, the senior is averaging 17.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 47.7 percent (74-of-155) from the field and 72.1 (44-of-61) from the free-throw line. Kila leads the team in points and rebounds and is second in steals.

In the latest NCAA Division III Statistical Rankings Summary, Kila ranks among the national leaders in rebounds (T-38th, 100), field goals made (T-52nd, 74), rebounds per game (69th) and made free throws (T-79th, 44).  In the CUNYAC hierarchy, Kila ranks second in scoring, third in rebounding, and 14th in steals per game. Kila also ranks fourth in field-goal percentage and fifth in free throw percentage.

Following a competitive non-conference slate, Kila and Cardinals (2-9, 0-1 CUNYAC) continue their CUNYAC schedule January 3 with a road battle against the John Jay College Bloodhounds (4-6, 0-1 CUNYAC) starting at 8 p.m. inside The Doghouse.  Tune in with live stats and video by visiting yorkathletics.com/live.

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