KANSAS — Kaeden Bonner and Jordan Brown, both of (RV) University of Saint Mary, have earned the KCAC Men's Basketball Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from Oct. 27-Nov. 2 by a vote of conference sports information directors.
Offensive Player of the Week
Kaeden Bonner - (RV) University of Saint Mary
6-2 | Jr. | G | Topeka, Kan.
Bonner was huge this weekend with 16 points, four rebounds, and two assists to secure an upset over No. 4 Langston, who ended USM's season last year. He followed that up with a big-time performance against a very physical Georgia Gwinnett team with 32 points (8-9 shooting on 3PTs) and two assists.
| Shooting per game |
gp |
gs |
min/g |
fg/g |
pct |
3pt/g |
pct |
ft/g |
pct |
ppg |
| Oct 31 at Langston W, 71-69 |
1 |
1 |
31.0 |
4.0-10.0 |
40.0 |
2.0-5.0 |
40.0 |
6.0-8.0 |
75.0 |
16.0 |
| Nov 1 vs. Georgia Gwinnett W, 88-80 |
1 |
1 |
33.0 |
10.0-14.0 |
71.4 |
8.0-9.0 |
88.9 |
4.0-7.0 |
57.1 |
32.0 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
- |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
32.0 |
7.0-12.0 |
58.3 |
5.0-7.0 |
71.4 |
5.0-7.5 |
66.7 |
24.0 |
| Ball control per game |
gp |
gs |
mpg |
off/g |
def/g |
reb/g |
pf/g |
dq/g |
ast/g |
to/g |
a/to |
stl/g |
blk/g |
| Oct 31 at Langston W, 71-69 |
1 |
1 |
31.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| Nov 1 vs. Georgia Gwinnett W, 88-80 |
1 |
1 |
33.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
32.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Brown - (RV) University of Saint Mary
6-4 | Jr. | G | Lawrence, Kan.
Brown played his role on defense extremely well this weekend, with five rebounds (all on the defensive end) and two steals against Langston, and another eight defensive rebounds and four steals against Georgia Gwinnett.
| Shooting per game |
gp |
gs |
min/g |
fg/g |
pct |
3pt/g |
pct |
ft/g |
pct |
ppg |
| Oct 31 at Langston W, 71-69 |
1 |
1 |
38.0 |
3.0-8.0 |
37.5 |
2.0-7.0 |
28.6 |
7.0-8.0 |
87.5 |
15.0 |
| Nov 1 vs. Georgia Gwinnett W, 88-80 |
1 |
1 |
33.0 |
5.0-13.0 |
38.5 |
2.0-9.0 |
22.2 |
2.0-3.0 |
66.7 |
14.0 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
0.0-0.0 |
- |
- |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
35.5 |
4.0-10.5 |
38.1 |
2.0-8.0 |
25.0 |
4.5-5.5 |
81.8 |
14.5 |
| Ball control per game |
gp |
gs |
mpg |
off/g |
def/g |
reb/g |
pf/g |
dq/g |
ast/g |
to/g |
a/to |
stl/g |
blk/g |
| Oct 31 at Langston W, 71-69 |
1 |
1 |
38.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
| Nov 1 vs. Georgia Gwinnett W, 88-80 |
1 |
1 |
33.0 |
0.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
0.0 |
| Conference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
35.5 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
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