Men’s Basketball
Queen’s claims third in men’s basketball Top 10
Cape Breton’s Kiyara Letlow and Western’s Tyson Dunn have been named the U SPORTS basketball athletes of the week for the period ending November 27, 2022.
Kiyara Letlow, CBU
- Position: Forward
- Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
- Year of eligibility: 2nd
- Program: Bachelor of Arts
A second-year arts student from Toronto, Ontario, Kiyara Letlow led the Capers to a 78-74 home victory over the UNB REDS last Friday at the Sullivan Fieldhouse in Sydney.
The 2022 U SPORTS rookie of the year finished with game-highs in points (40), rebounds (17) and steals (four). In 38 minutes of floor time, Letlow shot 15-for-22 from the field and 10-for-14 from the free-throw line. Her 40-point game earned her a top-10 spot in the AUS record book for most points scored in a single game.
Letlow leads the AUS in points, with 22.1, and leads the country in rebounds per game with 15.1.
Tyson Dunn, Western
- Position: Guard
- Hometown: Newmarket, Ont.
- Year of eligibility: 2nd
- Program: Kinesiology
Second-year Western guard Tyson Dunn put up a combined 61 points over two games this past weekend as Western travelled to Ottawa to take on the Gee-Gees and Ravens.
With back-to-back game-high points Friday (22) and Saturday (39), the Newmarket native proved to be a force on the court. Over 35 minutes of play, Dunn also put up six rebounds, six assists and four steals over both games.