In not even two full seasons at Arkansas State, Norchad Omier has made plenty of history.
He’s the first Nicaraguan to play Division I men’s basketball. He matched the most Sun Belt Player of the Week honors in a season. Just last week, he turned in a 23-point, 15-rebound, five-block, five-steal performance against Coastal Carolina — a stat line unmatched in the last decade-plus.
Omier added to his remarkable collegiate career by claiming 2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year honors along with Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Sun Belt recognition. The sophomore is only the third player in league history to win Player and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same season and he’s also only the third to follow a Freshman of the Year campaign with Player of the Year honors.