Xavier's Erves named Boxtorow National Player of the Week

DENZELL ERVES #15
BOXTOROW NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
6' 7"/205 FORWARD, JUNIOR
HOMETOWN: VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
VICKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL

FUQUAY-VARINA, North Carolina -- Xavier University of Louisiana men's basketball forward Denzell Erves has been named Boxtorow National Player of the Week.

The 6-foot-7 junior from Vicksburg, Miss., averaged 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in two victories for the Gold Rush last week.

Erves is featured on http://www.boxtorow.com/ as Boxtorow National Player of the Week and will also appear as a guest on the sports talk show FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW with host Donal Ware.

FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW airs on 36 radio stations around the country including Saturdays from noon-1 p.m. in New Orleans on WBOK-AM 1230 as well as at www.boxtorow.com. Boxtorow also airs Fridays from noon-1 p.m. CT on Sirius XM Channel 141. For a list of radio stations that carry the show, visit http://www.boxtorow.com/affiliates.php

FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW airs in markets such as Atlanta, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Raleigh, New Orleans, Nashville, and Austin, Texas.

FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW is the nationally syndicated sports talk radio show that places major emphasis on HBCU Sports. The show is celebrating six years on the air and was featured in JET Magazine (Aug. 9/16, 2010).

NOTE: This news release comes from Donal Ware of DWCommunications. Xavier's Denzell Erves was selected from players at all HBCUs, including NCAA Division I members.