RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the GAC men’s basketball players of the week for the third week of the season. Henderson State’s Zaveion Okoh earned the Offensive Player of the Week accolade and Southern Nazarene’s Baron Bracey won the Defensive Player of the Week award.

#theGAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Zaveion Okoh, G, Henderson State, Jr., Mount Pleasant, Texas
Okoh exploded for 36 points against Arkansas-Fort Smith and followed up with 22 in a road win against Christian Brothers. He went 12-for-22 from the floor, 4-for-6 from the 3-point arc, in the overtime contest with the Lions. He added three steals and two blocks. Against the Bucs, he made 10-of-16 shots, grabbed 10 rebounds and collected five steals.

#theGAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Baron Bracey, G, Southern Nazarene, Sr., San Diego, California
Bracey notched double-doubles in home victories against Cameron and Rogers State to help the No. 7 Crimson Storm improve to 6-0 for the first time since 2018-19. He has collected at least eight rebounds in all six games. His 10.5 rebounds per game rank 14th in the country and lead the GAC by 3.0 rebounds per game. His five double-doubles lead Division II.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Max Alexander, G (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Sam Bradford, F (Arkansas Tech), Tracy Godfrey, Jr., F (Southern Nazarene), Jackson Greene, F (Oklahoma Baptist), Kyler Mann, F (East Central), Greg Moore, Jr., G (Southern Arkansas), Spencer Musgrove, F (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Kameron Newsome, G (East Central), Kray Rogers, G (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Joshua Udoumoh, G (Oklahoma Baptist), Junior Williams, F (Southern Arkansas), Jakob Zenon, G (Arkansas-Monticello)

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

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