Forrest secured Chicago State’s first-ever NEC Player of the Week award following an offensive eruption in a Cougar split. He averaged 27.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 steal per game, while knocking down 85.2 percent of his free throws (23-27) in a busy week at the stripe. Forrest exploded for a career-high and NEC season-best 37 points in Thursday’s 85-78 win over Mercyhurst, the most by a CSU player against a DI opponent in nearly 15 years. He scored 24 of those points in the second half, including an eight-point burst over an 84 second span that stretched CSU’s lead from four to 10 with 9:12 remaining. Two days later, he registered 17 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals against Saint Francis U. Forrest, who hails from Decatur, GA, has been red-hot over his last seven games, averaging 20.9 ppg on 51.1 percent shooting to raise his scoring average to a team-high 12.2 ppg.