KANSAS CITY, Mo. – LeTourneau University men's basketball's Nate West was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches NCAA Division III Player of the Year.

INDIANAPOLIS – LeTourneau University's Nate West has been named the United States Basketball Writers Association Division III National Player of the Week. "I'm very happy that nationally he's been recognized this week," YellowJackets coach Dan Miller said. "Regionally, everyone knows how great a player Nate is, but it's great to see nationally it's come to fruition."

LONGVIEW – Nate West was too busy talking to all his followers down on the court he didn't make time to drop by the postgame show. Of course, when you're writing your own story of how the West is won, there are exceptions for a free pass. Pass, you say? He did plenty of that. West made history as LeTourneau University ran away with a 107-87 victory over Howard Payne, Saturday to move to 11-4 overall, 4-2 in the league. West became the American Southwest Conference's all-time leading scorer, established a new record for most triple-doubles in league history and broke LETU's school record for assists.