SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts guard Max Abmas collected his third TicketSmarter #SummitMBB Player of the Week award of the season, league officials announced Monday. The Golden Eagle junior went 6-for-11 from beyond the arc and scored 28 points in both of his squad’s back-to-back road wins last week.

Abmas was also named the CollegeInsider.com Lute Olson National Player of the Week, earning that distinction for the first time in his career. He was named the organization’s Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Week (Feb. 15) once as a sophomore last season.

In Thursday’s 100-88 win at Omaha, Abmas went 10-for-20 from the field and made five or more 3-pointers in a game for the ninth time this season. He added four assists and scored 20-plus for the 12^th time during the campaign.

In Saturday’s 89-80 win at Denver, Abmas nearly duplicated his stat line as he scored 28 points, made six 3-pointers, and dished four assists for the second straight game. He went 9-for-17 from the field in this one and added four rebounds as the Golden Eagles improved to 9-2 in league play.

The Rockwall, Texas native took over the national lead in 3-pointers made (89) and 3-pointers made per game (4.2/g) with his 12-for-22 effort from deep last week. He now ranks second nationally in scoring at 23.1 ppg and is averaging 25.8 ppg in 11 league games.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Jr. | G | Rockwall, Texas 

• Scored 28 points, made six 3-pointers and dished our four assists in both of ORU’s road wins last week at Omaha and Denver
• Scored 20-plus points for the 12^th and 13^th time this season and has now made five or more triples in a game 10 times after back-to-back 6-for-11 efforts from distance
• This is the third Summit League weekly honor of the season for Abmas, who now has five for his career.

Also nominated:  Frankie Fidler, Omaha; Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State; Kruz Perrott-Hunt; Corban Porter, Denver; Ethan Igbanugo, North Dakota; Marvin Nesbitt, Jr., Kansas City; Rocky Kreuser, North Dakota State.
 
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

January 17
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois

January 24
Tevin Smith, Denver

January 31
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts

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