KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced a new Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week, presented by Southern Bank. Northeastern State’s Trey Phipps has been named Week 13’s MIAA Athlete of the Week – his second honor of the 2024-25 season.
 
MIAA MEN’S BASKETBALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Trey Phipps, Northeastern State
Trey Phipps led the league last week with an average of 22.5 points per game as the RiverHawks mounted double-digit comeback wins against Pittsburg State and Missouri Southern. Northeastern State opened Week 13 with the program’s third consecutive home win against Pittsburg State – something the program hasn't done since the 1980s. The RiverHawks trailed the Gorillas by 19 points in the win with Phipps being instrumental in the comeback, knocking down two three-pointers and going a perfect 10-for-10 from the free-throw line. Later in the week, while trailing by one point to the Lions, Phipps forced a steal with seven seconds remaining to flip the script and give the RiverHawks a one-point win (94-93) and its first sweep of Missouri Southern since 2013. The fifth-year guard finished the week with 13-of-31 (.419) shooting overall, 6-of-16 (.375) from the three-point range and a flawless 13-of-13 at the free throw line. He also added six assists, four rebounds and three steals in the contests.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
Jack Bachelor, Washburn      
Jack Bachelor led the Ichabods to a 2-0 week in MIAA action while averaging 19.0 points, 4.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 rebounds per game while shooting 67 percent from the field (10-of-15), 93 percent from the free throw line (14-of-15) and 50 percent from three-point range (4-of-8). In the 74-65 win over the Tigers, Bachelor scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half, helping the Ichbaods to a 12-point halftime lead. In the Bods 97-64 win over the Lopers, the sophomore guard added 18 points with four assists in the game, hitting 5-of-6 shots and all six free throw attempts in the game.
 
Karyiek Dixon, Emporia State
Karyiek Dixon averaged 20.5 points per game on 56.4 percent shooting on offense and 7.5 rebounds per game on defense as the Hornets split two games in MIAA action last week. The junior forward scored a career-high 28 points on 13-of-16 shooting with eight rebounds in a five-point loss against Rogers State. He then came back with 13 points and seven boards in the Hornets 74-65 win over Central Oklahoma.

ALSO NOMINATED:
Justin Bubak [Missouri Western], Martin Macenis [Missouri Southern], Allen Taylor [Nebraska Kearney], Avery Taggart [Pittsburg State], Kyle Grill [Fort Hays State]

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2024-25 MIAA MEN’S BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
WEEK ONE: Andrew Orr, Washburn
WEEK TWO: Trey Phipps, Northeastern State
WEEK THREE: Jacob Hanna, Washburn
WEEK FOUR: Kofi Hamilton, Rogers State
WEEK FIVE: Brayden Shorter, Washburn
WEEK EIGHT: Kaleb Hammeke, Fort Hays State
WEEK NINE: Ja’Bryant Hill, Nebraska Kearney
WEEK TEN: Ethan Blackmon, Northeastern State
WEEK ELEVEN: Kaleb Hammeke, Fort Hays State
WEEK TWELVE: Sam Somerhalder, Newman
WEEK THIRTEEN: Trey Phipps, Northeastern State