SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts guard Max Abmas has claimed back-to-back TicketSmarter #SummitMBB Player of the Week awards, league officials announced Monday. The Golden Eagle junior averaged 35.0 ppg, 7.5 apg and 5.5 rpg in a pair of road wins last week that moved his squad to 5-1 in league play.
Abmas matched his season-high with 38 points in an 81-66 win at St. Thomas on Thursday, then added 32 points and a career-high 11 assists to go with no turnovers in Saturday’s 87-86 win at Western Illinois.
Against the Tommies, Abmas connected on six triples and made a season-high 11 field goals. He also matched his season-high with six rebounds in the contest to go with four assists.
The Rockwall, Texas native’s double-double vs. the Leathernecks was his first of the season and second of his career. Abmas helped rally his team from a 15-point, first-half deficit and buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:06 to play to give ORU the lead for good.
Abmas combined for nine 3-pointers in those two victories and now shares the Division I lead with 66 makes from beyond the arc on the season. He also went 19-for-21 from the foul line to help secure the wins.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Jr. | G | Rockwall, Texas
- Scored 30-plus in both road wins last week to push league-leading total in that category to four
- Matched season-high with 38 points in win at St. Thomas and went for 32 in victory at WIU
- Dished out a career-high 11 assists in the victory over the Leathernecks to record second career double-double
- This is the second Summit League weekly honor for Abmas this season and fourth of his career
Also nominated: Jordan Johnson, Denver; Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State; Rocky Kreuser, North Dakota State; Frankie Fidler, 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
January 3
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
January 10
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
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