Oakland's Benson Earns Player of the Week Award
Keith
Benson, Oakland
Jr.-R, C, 6-11, 225
Farmington Hills, Mich./Detroit Country Day
ELMHURST, Ill. - Oakland's Keith Benson earned his third Summit
League Player of the Week award of the season after averaging 21.5
points and 9.5 rebounds while leading the Golden Grizzlies to a
pair of league victories. Benson, who also received the award on
Nov. 30 and Dec. 14, garnered his fourth career honor.
The junior center scored 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and
pulled down 13 rebounds with three blocked shots as Oakland
defeated IUPUI Saturday in a matchup of league unbeatens. In his
previous outing against Western Illinois, Benson scored 20 points
with six rebounds and a pair of blocks. Earlier in the week in a
non-league game against Alma, Benson scored 15 points with 11
rebounds in a season-low 18 minutes.
For the week, Benson shot 56.1 percent (23-of-41) from the
field, including his first three-pointer of the year. The native of
Farmington Hills, Mich., has scored in double figures in eight
straight games and 15-of-16 contests this season.
Also nominated: Roman Tubner, Centenary; Deilvez Yearby,
IPFW; Billy Pettiford, IUPUI; Bakari Lewis, UMKC; Michael Tveidt,
North Dakota State; Clint Sargent, South Dakota State; Davis Baker,
Southern Utah; Ceola Clark, Western Illinois.
Previous Winners: Nov. 16 - Robert Glenn, IUPUI; Nov. 23 -
Deilvez Yearby, IPFW; Nov. 30 - Keith Benson, Oakland; Dec. 7 -
Robert Glenn, IUPUI; Dec. 14 - Keith Benson, Oakland; Dec. 21 -
Robert Glenn, IUPUI / Deilvez Yearby, IPFW; Dec. 28 - Michael
Craion, Oral Roberts.
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