d to his overseas career. He scored 12 points in his first game Thursday night against Appalachian State, then added 12 more in Sundays win against Fairfield.Yurtseven can shoot from outside and is a good passer, but he has to work on staying out of foul trouble as he adjusts to the American game.Its

(STATS) -- Explosive performances catch everybodys attention, but consistency powers a team to a successful season.Some players mix it all together.Safeties Mike Basile of Monmouth and Lorenzo Jerome of Saint Francis and defensive ends Darius Jackson of Jacksonville State and Tanoh Kpassagnon of Villanova are posting big performances on a weekly basis. On Tuesday, the four players were nominated to the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List.The four nominees:Mike Basile, Monmouth, SS, Jr., 6-1, 200, Brick, New JerseyA first-team All-Big South selection in each of this first two seasons, Basile just keeps getting better as the playmaking anchor of the Monmouth defense. He gets to the ball in a variety of ways. … As a freshman in 2014, he was named the conferences rookie of the year. As a sophomore, he set the Monmouth single-season record with 119 tackles, which also was the high in the Big South. This season, he has 51 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two takeaways through five games. … His physical style makes him particularly strong in run support, but Basile also is a ball hawk against the pass, gaining four interceptions in 2014. On special teams, he excels at blocking kicks, as he collected three in the first four games of his junior season.Lorenzo Jerome, Saint Francis, FS/KR, Sr., 6-0, 195, Sunrise, FloridaAn athletically gifted playmaker who wreaks havoc on both defense and special teams, Jerome joins the watch list with the most career interceptions among active FCS players (16). … Quick with great ball skills, hes scored seven non-offensive touchdowns in his career. … Was the STATS FCS Special Teams Player of the Year on Sept. 5 after totaling 196 yards and a touchdown on four kickoff returns against Montana. Also has led Saint Francis in tackles in three of its first five games. … Was on the 2015 STATS FCS All-America second team as a junior, averaging a national-high 31.2 yards per kickoff return. ... Had over 50 tackles in each of his first three seasons, including 79 as a sophomore. … He was the Northeast Conferences rookie of the year in 2013 and is working toward a fourth season on the All-NEC first team.Darius Jackson, Jacksonville State, DE, R-Jr., 6-3, 237, Bessemer, AlabamaThe Ohio Valley Conferences 2016 preseason defensive player of the year continues to get into offensive backfields. As a sophomore, he was a dominant pass rusher on Jacksonville States 2015 FCS runner-up squad with 19 tackles for loss, seven sacks and five quarterback hurries. This season, he has taken on a lead role, and has 7.5 tackles for loss and five sacks through four games. Hes on the verge of becoming JSUs all-time sacks leader. … Has explosive speed coming from the edge, but also drops back to outside linebacker in a combo type of role. ... Usually draws double-teams from an offense. … Part of 2014 and 15 Gamecocks squads that went unbeaten in Ohio Valley Conference games and only lost to FBS teams in the regular season.Tanoh Kpassagnon, Villanova, DE, R-Sr., 6-7, 290, Ambler, PennsylvaniaCAA Football coaches selected Kpassagnon (tawn-o pass-N-yo) to their all-conference first team in 2015 even though he didnt have eye-catching statistics. Every team could see his growing dominance and focused on him, and hes fully broken out as a senior with 11 tackles for loss and five sacks in Villanovas 4-1 start. The late-developing player, whose father is from the Ivory Coast and mother from Uganda, is a combination of strength and speed. He can rack up tackles for loss and keep quarterbacks uncomfortable. He scored on a 25-yard fumble return on the first play of Villanovas win over Lafayette. … Named to the third team of the 2016 STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team, he is considered a candidate for the 2017 NFL Draft.Preseason selections to the watch list were defensive ends Pat Afriyie of Colgate, Andrew Ankrah of James Madison, Keionta Davis of Chattanooga, Anthony Ellis of Charleston Southern, P.J. Hall of Sam Houston State, Javancy Jones of Jackson State, Caleb Kidder of Montana, Greg Menard of North Dakota State, Ebenezer Ogundeko of Tennessee State, Derek Rivers of Youngstown State and Karter Schult of Northern Iowa; linebackers Kourtney Berry of Alabama State, Dylan Cole of Missouri State, Nick DeLuca of North Dakota State, Christian Kuntz of Duquesne; Darius Leonard of South Carolina State, Folarin Orimolade of Dartmouth and James Rentz of Sacred Heart; cornerbacks Casey DeAndrade of New Hampshire and Dee Delaney of The Citadel; and safeties David Jones of Richmond and Donald Payne of Stetson.A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year following the regular season. Also, STATS will honor the outstanding offensive player in the FCS, a freshman player of the year, a coach of the year and the Eddie & Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 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Argentina boasts Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria. RALEIGH, N.C. -- Kentucky coach John Calipari figures the sixth-ranked Wildcats and seventh-ranked North Carolina are still sorting through what kind of teams they can be.If thats the case, they both will stick around long into March.The Wildcats got a freshman program-record 47 points from Malik Monk to hold off the Tar Heels 103-100 in a Saturday thriller, the weeks only matchup of top-10 teams from the AP Top 25 . It was a glimpse of the high-level potential for both the freshman-led Wildcats and veteran Tar Heels, two teams that sure looked like Final Four favorites in Las Vegas.Were still trying to figure each other out, Calipari said afterward. Theyre trying to figure each other out. ... If we had lost that game, Id be saying, `Its December 17th, and this is who we are on December 17th against a really good team. Good enough to beat them. Good enough to lose to them. Thats who we are.Now my thing is: where are we going to be one month from now?Monks huge performance -- capped by the go-ahead 3 with 16.7 seconds left -- was so good that fellow rookie DeAaron Foxs 24-point, 10-assist effort went practically unnoticed by comparison.Meanwhile, UNC juniors Justin Jackson (career-high 34 points) and Joel Berry II (23 points and seven assists in return from ankle injury) led a deep offense that ran with the Wildcats like few teams can or will.I mean, we were right there against one of the best teams in the country, and I guess thats all you can take from it, Jackson said. I mean, we kept fighting, which is what Im extremely proud of everybody on that team. And we were right there.As for poll implications, Kentucky could get a bump, while its hard to imagine UNC taking much of a slide after a game that will stand out even when by the time the nets come down in April.STILL ROLLINGTop-ranked and reigning NCAA champion Villanova (11-0) rolled past Temple 78-57 for its 117th straight win Tuesday night.dddddddddddd And Josh Hart followed a 37-point showing against Notre Dame with 26 against the Owls, helping the senior push his way into the race for national player of the year.HOOSIER STATE BATTLESNo. 15 Purdue and No. 18 Butler came out with wins against ranked instate foes in the Crossroads Classic. The Boilermakers beat No. 21 Notre Dame 86-81 , while the Bulldogs beat No. 9 Indiana 83-77 for their second upset of the Hoosiers in four years.OREGON BACK?Oregon started the year at No. 4 but didnt have Dillon Brooks early due to offseason foot surgery and started 2-2. But the No. 22 Ducks have won eight straight after Saturdays 83-63 win against UNLV, with Brooks scoring 20 points in his first start.Leading scorer Chris Boucher sat out with an ankle injury for the Ducks, but the Pac-12 favorite could be making its move back up the rankings.FRESHMAN WATCHWhile Monks performance against UNC stands out, another five-star prospect -- North Carolina States Omer Yurtseven -- made his college debut this week.The NCAA had forced the 7-footer from Turkey to sit out the first nine games amid an eligibility dispute tied to his overseas career. He scored 12 points in his first game Thursday night against Appalachian State, then added 12 more in Sundays win against Fairfield.Yurtseven can shoot from outside and is a good passer, but he has to work on staying out of foul trouble as he adjusts to the American game.Its just adapting to the system, to referees, Yurtseven said after Thursdays win. 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