Ryan Christie (Hamilton) of the Niagara College men's basketball program has been selected as the Ontario Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball athlete of the week.
The towering six-foot-seven centre was unstoppable for the Knights during a pair of wins at the Welland Campus Athletic Centre on January 31 (vs. Lambton) and February 2nd (vs. St. Clair). Christie averaged 16 points and 18 rebounds per-game over the weekend.
Christie joined the Knights at the mid-season break after competing in the CIS over the previous three seasons.
A physically dominant athletic presence, Christie is studying computer programming at Niagara College, and is averaging 15.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game in six games this season.
Christie and the rest of the Niagara College men's basketball program will return to action this weekend when the Knights travel to Sudbury for a pair of games versus the Cambrian Golden Shield.
