KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 25, 2020) - The MIAA announced its 10th men’s basketball athlete of the week for the 2020-2021 season. Missouri Southern's Cam Martin was named the Athlete of the Week for the first time this season.
Martin averaged 34.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in a pair of road Lion wins this week. Against Rogers State, Martin had 38 points with eight rebounds, five assists, a block and a steal. He followed that with a 31 points, 12 rebound performance against Northeastern State. In the two contests, Martin shot 73 percent from the field, 71 percent from beyond the arc and hit 84 percent of his free throw attempts.
Notable Performances In The Association
Ryan Hawkins - Northwest Missouri
Hawkins averaged a double-double (20.0 ppg/10.0 rpg) and shot 55.2% from the field. He had his 23rd career double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds against Lincoln as he hit the game winning shot. Against Central Missouri, Hawkins scored a game-high 22 points with eight rebounds.
Sai Witt - Lincoln
Witt played some of his best basketball of the season, averaging 25.0 points and 10.0 rebounds while shooting .770 from the field. He scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against No. 3 Northwest Missouri and had 28 points with eight boards in LUs 95-74 win over No. 23 Missouri Western.
Isaiah Wade - Central Oklahoma
Wade led Central Oklahoma to a 2-0 week last week averaging 16.5 points per game and 13.5 rebounds per game. He scored 12 points with nine rebounds against Emporia State. On Saturday, he had 21 points with 18 rebounds and hit a game-winning layup against Washburn.
Also Nominated
Joel Boyce, Newman - Trey Sampson, Northeastern State - Tyler Geiman, Washburn - Jumah'Ri Turner, Emporia State - Jordan Pumphrey, Fort Hays State