Omaha’s Patterson Earns Second Consecutive #SummitMBB Honor
Omaha’s Patterson Earns Second Consecutive #SummitMBB Honor
ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Devin Patterson was named Summit League Players of the Week for his performance Jan. 4-10.
DEVIN PATTERSON, OMAHA
Sr. // G // Portsmouth, Va.
- Garnered fourth career Player of the Week award and is tied for league-high with three this season
- Scored 24.0 points per game while leading Omaha to road victories at North Dakota State (snapping league-record home court win streak) and South Dakota (overcame 21-point deficit) to improve Mavericks to 4-0 in league play
- Tallied 32 points on 11-of-14 shooting (78.6 percent) with three assists and two steals at NDSU
- Scored 19 of his 32 points in the second half of victory at North Dakota State
- Converted all nine free throw attempts in 16-point effort to lead comeback victory at USD
Also nominated: Joe Rosga, Denver; Brent Calhoun, Fort Wayne; Darell Combs, IUPUI; Aaron Young, Oral Roberts; Mike Daum, South Dakota State.
Previous recipients: Nov. 16 – Garret Covington, Western Illinois; Nov. 23 – Obi Emegano, Oral Roberts / J.C. Fuller, Western Illinois; Nov. 30 – Obi Emegano, Oral Roberts; Dec. 7 – Devin Patterson, Omaha / Eric Robertson, South Dakota; Dec. 14 – Deondre Parks, South Dakota State; Dec. 21 – Joe Reed, Fort Wayne; Dec. 28 – Max Landis, Fort Wayne; Jan. 4 – Devin Patterson, Omaha / Obi Emegano, Oral Roberts.
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