KANSAS — Kaeden Bonner of the University of Saint Mary and Jake Weaver of Tabor College 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 Feb. 9-15 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by
Athletic Solutions.
Offensive Player of the Week
Kaeden Bonner - University of Saint Mary
6-2 | Jr. | G | Topeka, Kan.
Bonner had a great work for the Spires, helping the team go 2-0 and averaging 28.5 points per game on 55.6% shooting from the field, dishing out 1.5 assists per game, and pulling down 4.0 rebounds per game. His standout performance was against Tabor, where he scored 40 points on 14-18 shooting (5-7 from three-point range) in only 32 minutes. This marks the second time this season that Bonner has been named the KCAC Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week.
| Shooting per game |
gp |
gs |
min/g |
fg/g |
pct |
3pt/g |
pct |
ft/g |
pct |
ppg |
| Feb 11 at Avila (MO) W, 90-74 * |
1 |
1 |
39.0 |
6.0-18.0 |
33.3 |
2.0-11.0 |
18.2 |
3.0-3.0 |
100.0 |
17.0 |
| Feb 14 vs. Tabor W, 103-94 * |
1 |
0 |
32.0 |
14.0-18.0 |
77.8 |
5.0-7.0 |
71.4 |
7.0-9.0 |
77.8 |
40.0 |
| Conference |
2 |
1 |
35.5 |
10.0-18.0 |
55.6 |
3.5-9.0 |
38.9 |
5.0-6.0 |
83.3 |
28.5 |
| Overall |
2 |
1 |
35.5 |
10.0-18.0 |
55.6 |
3.5-9.0 |
38.9 |
5.0-6.0 |
83.3 |
28.5 |
| 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 |
| Feb 11 at Avila (MO) W, 90-74 * |
1 |
1 |
39.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
0.0 |
| Feb 14 vs. Tabor W, 103-94 * |
1 |
0 |
32.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
0.0 |
| Conference |
2 |
1 |
35.5 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
| Overall |
2 |
1 |
35.5 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
Defensive Player of the Week
Jake Weaver - Tabor College
6-11 | Fr. | C | Edmond, Okla.
Weaver was a rebounding machine for Tabor, averaging 12.5 rebounds per game (9.0 on the defensive end). He also averaged a block per game to further demonstrate his presence in the post.
| Shooting per game |
gp |
gs |
min/g |
fg/g |
pct |
3pt/g |
pct |
ft/g |
pct |
ppg |
| Feb 11 at Bethany (KS) W, 101-96 * |
1 |
1 |
29.0 |
10.0-13.0 |
76.9 |
0.0-1.0 |
0.0 |
6.0-9.0 |
66.7 |
26.0 |
| Feb 14 at Saint Mary L, 103-94 * |
1 |
1 |
32.0 |
5.0-6.0 |
83.3 |
0.0-1.0 |
0.0 |
5.0-8.0 |
62.5 |
15.0 |
| Conference |
2 |
2 |
30.5 |
7.5-9.5 |
78.9 |
0.0-1.0 |
0.0 |
5.5-8.5 |
64.7 |
20.5 |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
30.5 |
7.5-9.5 |
78.9 |
0.0-1.0 |
0.0 |
5.5-8.5 |
64.7 |
20.5 |
| 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 |
| Feb 11 at Bethany (KS) W, 101-96 * |
1 |
1 |
29.0 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
12.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| Feb 14 at Saint Mary L, 103-94 * |
1 |
1 |
32.0 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
13.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| Conference1 |
2 |
2 |
30.5 |
3.5 |
9.0 |
12.5 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| Overall |
2 |
2 |
30.5 |
3.5 |
9.0 |
12.5 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
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)
- Week 8 (Jan. 13): Korbin Gunn, McPherson (Offensive) | Tamaje Izuagbe, Oklahoma Wesleyan (Defensive)
- Week 9 (Jan. 19): Wyatt Bell, Southwestern (Offensive) | Tamaje Izuagbe, Oklahoma Wesleyan (Defensive)
- Week 10 (Jan. 27): Tamaje Izuagbe, Oklahoma Wesleyan (Offensive) | Ringo Deng, Friends (Defensive)
- Week 11 (Feb. 2): Korbin Gunn, McPherson (Offensive) | Eli Benning, Friends (Defensive)
- Week 12 (Feb. 9): Collin Maclin, Friends (Offensive) | BJ Boyd, Avila (Defensive)
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