RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the men’s basketball players of the week for the second week of the 2024-25 season. Arkansas Tech’s Cassius Brooks earned Offensive Player of the Week and Oklahoma Baptist’s Nathan Wilson garnered Defensive Player of the Week.

#theGAC MEN’S BASKETBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Cassius Brooks, G, Arkansas Tech, Sr., Chicago, Illinois
Brooks scored a career-high 29 points in the Wonder Boys’ top-25 meeting with Dallas Baptist. He connected on 10-for-19 from the floor and went 4-for-9 from the 3-point arc. He added four steals and three assists. In three games, he has averaged 23.0 points per game and shot 45.5 percent on 3-point attempts.

#theGAC MEN’S BASKETBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Nathan Wilson, F, Oklahoma Baptist, Sr., Auckland, New Zealand
Wilson pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds as the Bison collected their second win of the season. Eight of his rebounds came at the defensive end. He added three blocks and a steal. Offensively, he scored 13 points for his fourth double-double. Thus far, he leads the GAC and ranks eighth in the country in blocks per game, 2.7.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Landon Condiff, G (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Jeremy Golson, G (Southern Nazarene), Hobert Grayson, F (Ouachita Baptist), Camron McDowell, G/F (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Xavier Owens, G (Henderson State), Tobias Roland, G (Southwestern Oklahoma State), Ethan Scott, G (Oklahoma Baptist), Nikk Williams, F (East Central)

Daniel Halldorsson, G (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Matthew Mayes, G (Henderson State), Seybian Sims, F (Arkansas Tech), MJ Warrior, G (Southwestern Oklahoma State)

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

 

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