GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Belmont Abbey senior Daniel Lubamba has been named Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced today.

Lubamba averaged 8.5 rebounds per game and added three steals and one block for the Crusaders last week. The Harrisburg, N.C., native started with nine rebounds and one steal in a win over Converse before posting eight rebounds, two steals and one block against Francis Marion.

The award is the first of the year for a Belmont Abbey player