SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Western Illinois guard Trenton Massner claimed the latest TicketSmarter #SummitMBB Player of the Week award, league officials announced Monday. The Leatherneck junior averaged a league-high 28.5 ppg as Western Illinois split a pair of road games to open league play.
In the Leathernecks’ opener, Massner poured in a career-high 31 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the field to lead Western Illinois to overtime win at Denver. He made seven free throws in the extra session and added a season-high nine rebounds, four assists and three steals in the victory over the Pios.
Massner would score a game-high 26 points, going 4-for-9 from beyond the arc in an 84-78 loss at Omaha to round out the week. The Wapello, Iowa native was one of two league players to reach 20-plus points in both games last week.
Massner also only committed two turnovers as he played all 85 minutes for the Leathernecks. He is the third different Leatherneck to capture the weekly honor this season joining Will Carius and Colton Sandage.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Trenton Massner
Jr. | G | Wapello, Iowa
- Scored a career-high 31 points in Leatherneck’s overtime win at Denver
- One of two league players to eclipse 20-plus in both games last week
- Averaged 28.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.0 apg and 2.5 spg to open league play
- This is the first career Summit League weekly honor for Massner
Also nominated: Evan Gilyard II, Kansas City; Grant Nelson, North Dakota State; Max Abmas, Oral Roberts; Jordan Johnson, Denver; Paul Bruns, North Dakota; Felix Lemetti, Omaha.
2021-22 Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
November 15
Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
November 22
Evan Gilyard II, Kansas City
November 29
Noah Freidel, South Dakota State
December 6
Colton Sandage, Western Illinois
December 13
Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
December 20
Francis Lacis, Oral Roberts
December 27
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
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