Forward Henry Domercant ended his sophomore season as the nation’s No. 4 scorer, averaging 22.8 points per game and earned Ohio Valley Conference honors as Player of the Year runner up.

Now well into his junior season, he has outdone himself already on the court.

The junior from Naperville entered the season as the preseason Player of the Year and is currently the nation’s No. 2 scorer, averaging 26.4 points per game. After earning this week’s OVC Player of the Week, Domercant is also the Top Cat athlete of the week.

“It’s been a two-year saga now and, again, he’s the focus of everyone’s defensive efforts,” head coach Rick Samuels said. “You can still hope for a bigger season next year. I wasn’t even sure he would match last year to this year. But he has.”

But the biggest adjustment for Domercant hasn’t been the coaches or the work he puts in, but the team itself. With the graduation of players like Kyle Hill and Matt Britton, Domercant’s role on the team has shifted between seasons.

“It’s a big difference for me,” Domercant said. “Kyle – he was here my whole way. He was the go-to man and there was less pressure on me.”