SDSU’s Daum, IPFW’s Konchar Named #SummitMBB Players of the Week
SDSU’s Daum, IPFW’s Konchar Named #SummitMBB Players of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota State's Mike Daum and Fort Wayne's John Konchar were named Summit League Players of the Week for their performances Jan. 18-24.
MIKE DAUM, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
R-Fr. // F // Kimball, Neb.
- Garnered first career Player of the Week award
- Averaged 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in a pair of Jackrabbit road victories
- Tied career-high with 23-point performance while pulling down 11 boards in victory at South Dakota
- Connected on all four three-point attempts at USD
JOHN KONCHAR, FORT WAYNE
R-Fr. // G // Chicago, Ill.
- Received first career Player of the Week award
- Pulled down Summit League season-best and career-high 19 rebounds to go along with 10 points and four assists in win over North Dakota State
- Scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds against IUPUI
- Averaged 15.5 rebounds and had a 6.0 assist/turnover ratio for the week
- 19-rebound game is second-highest among guards in NCAA Division I and third-most by a freshman this season
Also nominated: C.J. Bobbitt, Denver; Nick Osborne, IUPUI; Javan White, Oral Roberts; Kory Brown, North Dakota State; Jake White, Omaha; Casey Kasperbauer, South Dakota
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; Jan. 11 – Devin Patterson, Omaha; Jan. 19 – Max Landis, Fort Wayne
ABOUT SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S BASKETBALL
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League features men's basketball teams from nine member institutions: Denver, Fort Wayne, IUPUI, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State and Western Illinois. Already in 2015-16, The Summit League set records for highest RPI rating, peaking at No. 8 in December, and for overall, Division I, mid-major and power five victories. Called "March's Best-Kept Secret" by USA Today, The Summit League Basketball Championships further established itself as one of the nation's top tournaments by smashing league attendance figures in five-of-six categories last season, including total attendance by an astounding 33 percent, at the new Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. This season's tournament returns to the venue March 5-8, 2016. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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