KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 8, 2021) - The MIAA announced its 11th men’s basketball athlete of the week for the 2020-2021 season. Missouri Southern's Cam Martin secured his second-consecutive conference honor.
Martin helped the Lions to a 2-1 record this past week with wins over Lincoln and Central Missouri. For the week, Martin averaged 27.7 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game, while shooting 66 percent from the field, 50 percent from long-range and 93 percent from the free throw line. He scored 30 points with 11 rebounds against Northwest Missorui, had 24 points and 21 rebounds against Lincoln and had 29 points with seven rebounds against UCM on Saturday.
Notable Performances In The Association
Ryan Hawkins - Northwest Missouri
Hawkins averaged 25.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and shot 52.9% from the field (53.3% from 3-point range) in helping Northwest extend its win streak to nine in a row. Hawkins played all 80 minutes in both contests.
Callen Haydon - Central Oklahoma
Haydon averaged 20.3 points per game, 6.5 assists per game, and three rebounds per game in a four-game week that included three road contests. He posted a double-double against Lincoln with 27 points and 11 assists.
Jared Vitztum - Fort Hays State
Vitztum averaged 19 points and 10.5 rebounds per game to help FHSU to a pair of close wins on its home floor last week. He had his eighth double-double of the year with 25 points and 12 rebounds against Newman.
Also Nominated
Caleb Bennett, Missouri Western - Quinton Drayton, Lincoln - Tyler Geiman, Washburn - Koray Gilbert, Central Missouri - Ian Lee, Newman - Darraja Parnell, Rogers State - Martin Vogts, Pittsburg State - Jake Walker, Newman