KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 1, 2021) - The MIAA announced its final Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week for the 2020-2021 season. This week's winner is Washburn's Tyler Geiman.
Geiman averaged 21.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 7.3 apg and 1.0 spg including recording the first triple-double in Washburn history as the Ichabods were 2-1 last week. In his triple double vs Northeastern State, he had 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in 30 minutes of action going 6 of 10 from the field. He scored 21 points with six assists and six rebounds against Missouri Southern and finished his week with a 26 point performance against Emporia State with eight rebounds and five assists. Against ESU, Geiman scored 18 points in the second half.
Notable Performances In The Association
Tyrell Carroll - Missouri Western
Carroll helped the Griffons go 2-0 in the final week of the regular season to secure the No. 3 seed in the MIAA Tournament. He averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 steals and had a 4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Cam Martin - Missouri Southern
Martin helped the Lions to a split this week with a win at home over No. 25 Washburn and an OT loss to Central Oklahoma. For the week, Martin averaged 23.5 points and 11.5 rebounds, while dishing out 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game.
Jumah'Ri Turner - Emporia State
Turner scored at least 20 points in every game, averaging 23.7 per game on 60% shooting from the field,. He had 20 points against Northeastern State and matched a season high of 27 points against Pittsburg State. He would score 24 points to close the week at Washburn.
Callen Haydon - Central Oklahoma
Haydon averaged 24.0 points and shot 53.3 percent from beyone the arc as the Bronchos went 2-1. He had 32 points against Rogers State and scored 20 points in wins on Thursday and Saturday.
Also Nominated
Diego Bernard, Northwest Missouri - Dillon Blaine, Central Missouri - Ian Lee, Newman - Brewster Peacock, Rogers State