Daulton Hommes, a first-year forward for the Point Loma Nazarene University Sea Lions, has had a major role in helping lead the team to their first men\u2019s basketball title since the 1986-1987 season. Hommes is the offensive leader in what has been an incredible season for the 22-4 Sea Lions, which are expected to make deep playoff run. After being eliminated by top-seeded Western Oregon a year ago in the NCAA\u00a0West Regionals, they will look to bounce back\u00a0with the help of their new all-star player.
\nThe 6-feet 7-inch junior averages 22 points per game, which not just leads the team, but is also 18th in the nation among Division II men\u2019s basketball\u00a0players, according to the NCAA. He has six 30-plus point games this year, as well as many 20-plus point\u00a0games. This season, in a new environment, he has stood\u00a0out as one of\u00a0the top Division II players in the nation.
\nHe has earned the PacWest Conference\u2019s “Player of the Week” five times this\u00a0season, and is also being scouted as a potential NBA talent.\u00a0According to NBA Scouting Live, he is ranked 74th on the\u00a02019 Top 100\u00a0Prospect Rank. Hommes has scrimmaged against NBA\u00a0players while playing in some pro-ams, and has participated in one-on-one training sessions with Boston Celtics\u2019 Gordon Hayward, as they share the same trainer, according\u00a0to the Boston Globe.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a long road to success for Hommes, as he\u2019s dealt with injuries throughout his playing career. He tore his left ACL twice in his\u00a0junior and senior years of high school. While rehabbing, he grew seven inches between his sophomore and senior seasons. Through his hard work and dedication, he was\u00a0looking for someone to\u00a0give him an opportunity, despite his injuries.\u00a0
\n“I would have\u00a0to say perseverance has been a big part of my story,” Hommes said. “I have had to\u00a0work extremely\u00a0hard to get to where I am today. Humility also\u00a0plays a big role in the type of player I am and as a person off the\u00a0court.\u00a0Even though I suffered two season ending injuries, quitting\u00a0was never an option for me.”
\nThe\u00a0Lynden, Wash. native came to PLNU in part because of his\u00a0relationship with head coach Ryan Looney. Looney\u00a0was coaching at\u00a0Seattle Pacific University the first time the two met during Hommes\u2019\u00a0senior year. At the time, Looney\u00a0didn\u2019t have a scholarship\u00a0available, so Hommes walked on at Western Washington, the\u00a0San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
\nAfter redshirting for a season, he played two seasons for the\u00a0Vikings, averaging 15.2 points per game. Having spent his\u00a0whole life\u00a0in Lynden, Hommes was looking to transfer. He reached out to\u00a0Looney again, who had\u00a0a scholarship available, but this time at PLNU.
\nHommes,\u00a0whose talent would fit in at almost any program, has adjusted\u00a0quite well with his new teammates and\u00a0coach.\u00a0
\n“Playing\u00a0at PLNU has been a blessing and I am extremely grateful for all the\u00a0opportunities I have been given here. Coach Looney\u2019s\u00a0system is much different than what I am used to, but I feel very\u00a0comfortable with it now,” Hommes said. “As a team, we have been very close with each\u00a0other all year. Heading in to the final stretch of the\u00a0season, our\u00a0mentality hasn\u2019t\u00a0changed \u2013 we want to take one game at a time and continue to get\u00a0better each day.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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