MMBOW #7 - Jeremiah Dominguez, Portland State
The holidays wiped out half the week's schedule (in a good way, of course), but some players made the most of the four-day week. And just to be clear, a shortened week does not mean that the award is less than 100 percent full strength, the same way that some fans tried to undercut the importance of the San Antonio Spurs' strike-struck 1999 NBA title. Not in the least.

MMBOD Jan 21 - Ben Woodside - North Dakota State
Chant it with me now: "Chaminade, Valpo, North Dakota State." The independent Bison (RPI No. 187) and their nine freshmen lost on a buzzer-beating tip-in against Utah Valley State on Thursday, and the Wisconsin Badgers (RPI No. 3) had the extreme misfortune of being next on the schedule.

MMBOD Mar 01 - Ricky Woods - Southeastern Louisiana
"Ricky McBoingBoing" is one of the most explosive leapers in Hoops Nation, getting up two or three feet in the air with the absolute minimum of leg-muscle twitchings. His team is springing back too, winning seven of eight Southland Conference games after a five-game losing skid.

Chapter 11
"I went to the Grand Hotel to do an interview," David Hasselhoff recalled to TIME magazine in 2019, detailing a 1987 press tour to East Berlin. "Back then it was real gaudy and outside it was gray, and I said I can't do the interview in here. I feel pretentious. I feel like the Ugly American. So I went outside and met three girls. The three girls said, 'Can we have your autograph?'"

MMBOW #16 - Darren Brooks, Southern Illinois
Darren is a senior guard for the Saluki-men who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 205 pounds. SIU's team leader uses his quick hands to steal, his long arms and powerful hops to snare rebounds, and his soft touch to score points. And he scores a lot.