The Team of the Week was in its ninth season in 2005-06, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.

Dates: Nov. 21-27, 2005

Men

Tyson Lesesne
Lesesne posted game-highs with 28 points and 12 rebounds, adding seven assists and six steals, in leading St. Mary's (Md.) to a 96-85 victory over McDaniel. He shot 9-for-15 from the field (60%) and made all seven of his free throws.

James Mooney
Mooney averaged 36.5 points, six assists, five rebounds, and 3.5 steals last week. He was 15-for-32 from behind the arc (47%). Mooney netted a career-high 42 points versus York (N.Y.).

Chris Martin
Martin scored a game-high 20 points in just 23 minutes in the Bluejays' 87-56 win over St. Norbert. He finished the game shooting 83 percent from the floor (10-of-12). He followed up that performance by scoring a career-high 40 points in a 87-75 win over Simpson. For the week, Martin shot 76.7% from the floor (23-for-30).

Andy Phillips
Phillips scored the winning basket in a 67-66 victory over NAIA's No. 17-ranked Aquinas, finishing with 20 points and 14 rebounds. In a 79-59 win over NAIA's No. 8-ranked Cornerstone in the championship game, he had 27 points and seven rebounds. He also scored six points in only 12 minutes of action in a 103-46 win over Andrews. Phillips had only three turnovers in all three games combined. He was named MVP of the Select Bank Hall of Fame Classic.

Darryl White
White registered his first career triple-double (12 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks) as Lincoln defeated Cheyney, 81-72, for its second win over Division II team in six days. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked four shots in an 87-74 win over Division II Salem International. For the week, White averaged 10.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.2 blocked shots per game.

Women

Sara Franz
The senior point guard averaged 17.7 points, five assists, three rebounds, and two steals in McDaniel's two wins last week. She shot 57% from the floor (12-for-21) and 44% from behind the arc (4-for-9). In only 21 minutes of work in a 80-68 over York (Pa.), Franz scored 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting from the field.  She was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week.

Chiresse Paradise
Paradise scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out eight assists, and recorded seven steals in the 69-59 win over Geneseo State. She followed that performance by tallying 16 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in the 81-73 win over Farmingdale State. Paradise was named the CUNYAC Player of the Week.

Katie Kulavic
Kulavic has helped lead Oglethorpe to a 3-0 start on a team with four starting freshmen. She averaged 20 points, six rebounds, four assists, and 2.5 steals in her team's two wins last week over Emory (76-74) and Maryville, Tenn. (89-78).

Mercedes Miller
Mercedes led the Rams averaging 21 points, eight rebounds, and two blocks per game last week.  She registered her first double-double and a career-high in scoring against Baruch with 25 points and 16 rebounds. Mercedes was 22-for-40 from the field (55%) and 19-for-24 from the charity stripe (79%).

Tarra Richardson
Richardson averaged 29 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and 2.5 steals while shooting 72.2% from the floor during the Indians' two American Southwest Conference road victories against Texas-Dallas (76-57) and Texas-Tyler (92-77). She had a career-high 34 points, and added 15 rebounds, seven blocks, and four steals against the UTT Patriots.