Dani Pounds Named Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week
December 8, 2025

Dani Pounds Named Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week

Tennessee Tech men’s basketball forward Dani Pounds was named OVC Newcomer of the Week, as announced today by the Conference.

By Jeff Bowe, TTU Athletics Media Relations

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech men's basketball forward Dani Pounds was named Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Newcomer of the Week, as announced today by the Conference.

Dani Pounds scored 40 points in two games against Lipscomb (19 pts) and West Georgia (21 pts) to help the Golden Eagles to a 1-1 record through those competitions. It marks his first newcomer of the week honor since joining the Golden Eagles in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Pounds led the team in scoring and rebounding in those two contests, grabbing seven boards in each.

Read more here: OVC Men's Basketball Press Release

Pounds shot 65.2 percent (15-23) from the field in the last two games, including 2-of-3 from three, and he made all eight free-throw attempts. The 21 points at West Georgia marked a career high for the junior and his sixth game in double-digit scoring this season.

The forward from Atlanta has scored in double digits in six of the last seven games. He has reset his career high in back-to-back games, with 19 points at Lipscomb (12/3) and then surpassed that high with 21 points at West Georgia (12/6).

The Golden Eagles posted their most dominant performance so far this season in the 28-point win over West Georgia (W, 87-59) on Saturday to improve to 4-6 on the year. Pounds is second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.0 points per game, second on the team with 4.9 rebounds per game, and second on the team in field goal percentage (56.9; min 10 gp), behind only JaJuan Nicholls (69.8%). Pounds ranks third in the OVC in free-throw percentage (85.0%).

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 The Golden Eagles improve to 4-6 overall with the win and return to Hooper Eblen Center to face Bethel (Tenn.) a week from today on Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. CT.

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