RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the GAC men’s basketball players of the week for the seventh week of the season. Henderson State’s Jabari West won the Offensive Player of the Week honor. Southern Nazarene’s Tracy Godfrey, Jr. and the Reddies’ Tyson Whybrew shared the Defensive Player of the Week accolade.

#theGAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Jabari West, F, Henderson State, Jr., Hot Springs, Arkansas
West came off the bench and netted a career-high 21 points as the Reddies rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to defeat Arkansas-Monticello, 66-64. He collected a loose ball and scored the go-ahead basket with 16.8 seconds remaining. He finished 10-of-12 from the floor and he collected six rebounds.

#theGAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Tracy Godfrey, Jr., F, Southern Nazarene, Sr., Lubbock, Texas
Godfrey, Jr. grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in the Crimson Storm’s 30-point win against Southeastern Oklahoma State. He recorded his fourth double-double of the season. He added a steal. The Savage Storm shot just 35.4 percent in the game, 26.1 percent in the second half.

#theGAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Tyson Whybrew, F, Henderson State, Jr., Pflugerville, Texas
Whybrew anchored the Reddies with a strong all-around effort as he finished with seven rebounds, four steals and a block in just 25 minutes of action. He had recorded just three steals total in his previous seven games. The seven rebounds represented his most in five games.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Max Alexander, G (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Baron Bracey, G (Southern Nazarene), Crew Flowers, G (Ouachita Baptist), Ty Frierson, G (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Seth Grandberry, G, (Oklahoma Baptist), Marko Rangan, F (Harding), Joshua Udoumoh, G (Oklahoma Baptist), Reggie Webster, G (Harding)

A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards

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