#theGAC MEN’S BASKETBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Hobert Grayson, F, Ouachita Baptist, Jr., Gonzales, Louisiana
Grayson picked up his fifth weekly award of the season after he guided the Tigers to a 78-72 home win against Arkansas Tech. He made 9-of-15 field goals and hit 2-of-4 3-point tries en route to scoring a game-high 29 points. He grabbed nine rebounds a block, a steal and an assist. He ranks seventh in the country in scoring at 24.8 points per game.
#theGAC MEN’S BASKETBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Matthew Mayes, G, Henderson State, Jr., Inglewood, California
Mayes helped the Reddies improve to 4-0 in GAC road games after he gathered five steals, four rebounds and two blocks in Henderson State’s three-point win at Arkansas-Monticello. The five steals matched a season high and gave him six games with four steals or more. His 3.1 steals per game lead the GAC and rank seventh in Division II.
OTHERS NOMINATED
Max Alexander, G (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Baron Bracey, G (Southern Nazarene), Terry Coner Jr., G (Oklahoma Baptist), Nehikhare Igiehon, F (Henderson State), Tucker Shepherd, G (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Sam Smith, F (Harding)
Keyln McBride, G (Harding), Justin Norris, F (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Daniel Ransom, F (Oklahoma Baptist)
A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards