Omaha’s Patterson, ORU’s Emegano Named #SummitMBB Players of the Week

Omaha’s Patterson, ORU’s Emegano Named #SummitMBB Players of the Week

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Omaha’s Patterson, ORU’s Emegano Named #SummitMBB Players of the Week

ELMHURST, Ill. – Omaha's Devin Patterson and Oral Roberts' Obi Emegano were named Summit League Players of the Week for their performances Dec. 28-Jan. 3.

DEVIN PATTERSON, OMAHA
Sr. // G // Portsmouth, Va.

  • Garnered his third career Player of the Week award and second of the season
  • Led Omaha in scoring with 25 and 24 points in wins to lift Mavericks to their first 2-0 Summit League start
  • Pulled down season-best six rebounds and tied season-highs with seven assists and three steals while connecting on 13-of-17 free throw attempts in 25-point performance in victory over Western Illinois (Jan. 1)
  • Made 9-of-14 field goals and all five free throw attempts while adding four assists and a pair of steals in win over IUPUI (Jan. 3)
  • Averaged 24.5 points, 5.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals with a .536 field goal percentage and .818 free throw percentage during week

OBI EMEGANO, ORAL ROBERTS
Sr. // G // Edmond, Okla.

  • Collected his fifth career Player of the Week honor and league-high third of the season
  • Scored 38 points, most in The Summit League this season, at Fort Wayne (Dec. 30)
  • Connected on 15-of-24 (62.5 percent) field goal attempts, including 4-of-7 (57.1) from beyond the arc
  • Pulled down six rebounds and added two assists and two blocked shots

Also nominated: Joe Rosga, Denver; Mo Evans, Fort Wayne; Marcellus Barksdale, IUPUI; A.J. Jacobson, North Dakota State; Tre Burnette, South Dakota; 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.

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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