By: MIAA Communications

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (December 21, 2020) - The MIAA announced its fifth men’s basketball athlete of the week for the 2020-2021 season. Bobby Arthur-Williams Jr. was named with this week’s award, his first of the season.

Arthur-Williams Jr. scored 21 of his game-high 23 points in the second half as Pittsburg State twice rallied from a 16-point second half deficit to defeat previously unbeaten and No. 19 Missouri Western on December 17. He made two free throws with 27 seconds remaining to give the Gorillas their first lead of the game. Arthur-Williams Jr. made five-of-seven shots from the floor and 13-of-16 free throw attempts in the contest. He added a team-leading nine rebounds to go with his team leading scoring output.

Notable Performances In The Association
Quinten Rock - Fort Hays State
Rock scored a then career-best 19 points in a win against Northeastern State on December 19. He then bested his career-high to 24 points in a win over Rogers State on December 20 with 20 of those points coming in the second half. 

Cameron Potts - Lincoln
Potts nearly secured a triple-double as he netted 14 points with eight assists and eight rebounds in a win against Emporia State on December 17. He also played all 40 minutes in the win. 

Cam Martin - Missouri Southern
Martin scored 33 points and connected on four three-pointers in a loss to Missouri Western on December 17. He grabbed eight rebounds while recording 31 minutes of action.

Tyrell Carroll - Missouri Western
Carroll had 20 points in a loss at Pittsburg State on December 17 then had 27 points and shot 66.7 percent from the field in a win at Missouri Southern on December 19. In the two games, he had 11 rebounds and seven assists.

Jake Walker - Nebraska Kearney
Walker netted a career-best 25 points and made five three-pointers in a win against Northeastern State on December 20. On December 18, he had 13 points and hit three three-pointers in a loss to Rogers State.

Nominations For Athletes of the Week
Gaven Pinkley - Central Missouri, Dallas Bailey - Emporia State, Quinten Rock - Fort Hays State, Cameron Potts - Lincoln, Cam Martin - Missouri Southern, Tyrell Carroll - Missouri Western, Jake Walker - Nebraska Kearney, Branden Bunn - Newman, Troy Locke - Northeastern State, Bobby Arthur-Williams, Jr. - Pittsburg State, Jalen Lewis - Washburn