KANSAS — Korbin Gunn of McPherson College and Temaje Izuagbe of No. 6 Oklahoma Wesleyan University have earned the KCAC Men's Basketball Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Tuesday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from Jan. 5-11 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by
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Offensive Player of the Week
Korbin Gunn - McPherson College
6-0 | Fr. | G | Tulsa, Okla.
The freshman was lights out this past week for McPherson. In two victories this week, including an overtime victory over York, Gunn averaged 27 points shooting nearly 50% for the week. Although his game-high this week was 30 points against York, Gunn came to life against Southwestern; it almost seemed like he couldn't miss going 5 of 8 from beyond the arc and contributed four assists, accompanied by five rebounds. This marks the third KCAC Men's Basketball weekly honor for Gunn on the season.
| Shooting per game |
gp |
gs |
min/g |
fg/g |
pct |
3pt/g |
pct |
ft/g |
pct |
ppg |
| Jan 7 vs. York (NE) W, 108-104 * |
1 |
1 |
42.0 |
10.0-22.0 |
45.5 |
1.0-7.0 |
14.3 |
9.0-12.0 |
75.0 |
30.0 |
| Jan 10 vs. Southwestern W, 79-64 * |
1 |
1 |
36.0 |
9.0-17.0 |
52.9 |
5.0-8.0 |
62.5 |
1.0-1.0 |
100.0 |
24.0 |
| Conference |
2 |
2 |
39.0 |
9.5-19.5 |
48.7 |
3.0-7.5 |
40.0 |
5.0-6.5 |
76.9 |
27.0 |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
39.0 |
9.5-19.5 |
48.7 |
3.0-7.5 |
40.0 |
5.0-6.5 |
76.9 |
27.0 |
| 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 |
| Jan 7 vs. York (NE) W, 108-104 * |
1 |
1 |
42.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
| Jan 10 vs. Southwestern W, 79-64 * |
1 |
1 |
36.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Conference |
2 |
2 |
39.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
39.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
Defensive Player of the Week
Temaje Izuagbe - #6 Oklahoma Wesleyan University
6-6 | So. | F | Burleson, Texas
Izuagbe's effort on defense was a key factor in Oklahoma Wesleyan going 3-0 on the week, including picking up two conference victories that were each decided by five points or less. On the week, Izauagbe averaged two steals per games, 1.3 blocks per game, and 6.3 rebounds per game on the week (5.7/game on the defensive end). He accomplished all this in only 23.7 minutes per game.
| Shooting per game |
gp |
gs |
min/g |
fg/g |
pct |
3pt/g |
pct |
ft/g |
pct |
ppg |
| Jan 5 vs. Spurgeon College W, 127-106 |
1 |
1 |
19.0 |
12.0-15.0 |
80.0 |
0.0-2.0 |
0.0 |
11.0-11.0 |
100.0 |
35.0 |
| Jan 7 at Saint Mary W, 80-75 * |
1 |
1 |
20.0 |
6.0-12.0 |
50.0 |
1.0-4.0 |
25.0 |
4.0-5.0 |
80.0 |
17.0 |
| Jan 10 vs. Friends (KS) W, 71-70 * |
1 |
1 |
32.0 |
8.0-17.0 |
47.1 |
1.0-8.0 |
12.5 |
8.0-11.0 |
72.7 |
25.0 |
| Conference |
2 |
2 |
26.0 |
7.0-14.5 |
48.3 |
1.0-6.0 |
16.7 |
6.0-8.0 |
75.0 |
21.0 |
| Overall |
3 |
3 |
23.7 |
8.7-14.7 |
59.1 |
0.7-4.7 |
14.3 |
7.7-9.0 |
85.2 |
25.7 |
| 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 |
| Jan 5 vs. Spurgeon College W, 127-106 |
1 |
1 |
19.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| Jan 7 at Saint Mary W, 80-75 * |
1 |
1 |
20.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
| Jan 10 vs. Friends (KS) W, 71-70 * |
1 |
1 |
32.0 |
1.0 |
11.0 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
| Conference |
2 |
2 |
26.0 |
0.5 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
| Overall |
3 |
3 |
23.7 |
0.7 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
2025-26 KCAC MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK PREVIOUS HONOREES
- Week 1 (Nov. 3): Kaeden Bonner, Saint Mary (Offensive) | Jordan Brown, Saint Mary (Defensive)
- Week 2 (Nov. 10): Cam Edwards, Saint Mary (Offensive) | Eli Benning, Friends (Defensive)
- Week 3 (Nov. 17): Micah Willis, Ottawa (Offensive) | Carmelo Yakubu, Bethel (Defensive)
- Week 4 (Nov. 24): Gio Mack, Avila (Offensive) | Dominick Harris, Bethel (Defensive)
- Week 5 (Dec. 1): Harrison Doennig, Evangel (Offensive) | Korbin Gunn, McPherson (Defensive)
- Week 6 (Dec. 8): Korbin Gunn, McPherson (Offensive) | Garrett Davault, Evangel (Defensive)
- Week 7 (Jan. 5): Ringo Deng, Friends (Offensive) | Zach Hidalgo, Southwestern (Defensive)
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