SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – St. Thomas forward Parker Bjorklund garnered the first TicketSmarter #SummitMBB Peak Performer of the Week award of his career Monday, League officials announced. Bjorklund averaged 24.0 ppg and shot 65.5 percent from the field as the Tommies raced out to a 2-0 start in League play.
In UST’s 75-62 League-opening win over North Dakota, Bjorklund scored a career-high 29 points and went 13-for-20 from the field. The Chaska, Minn., native scored 22 of those points in the second half after the Tommies and Fighting Hawks were tied 30-30 at halftime.
Bjorklund added 19 points and six rebounds in the Tommies’ 78-68 win over North Dakota State. The Tommies’ graduate student went 8-for-12 from the field and also had two steals in what was UST’s first victory over the Bison since the 1966-67 season.
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PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Parker Bjorklund, St. Thomas
Gr. | F | Chaska, Minn.
- Averaged 24.0 ppg and 4.5 rpg, while shooting 65.5 percent from the field during 2-0 League start for the Tommies
- Scored a career-high 29 points on 13-of-20 shooting in League opener vs. North Dakota
- Added 19 points and six rebounds in program’s first win over North Dakota State since 1966-67
- This is the first weekly honor of the season for Abmas and sixth of his career
Also nominated: Connor Vanover (Oral Roberts); RayQuawndis Mitchell (Kansas City); Luke Jungers (Omaha); Grant Nelson (North Dakota State); Trenton Massner (Western Illinois); Elijah Brooks (North Dakota).
2022-23 Men’s Basketball Peak Performers of the Week
November 14
A.J. Plitzuweit, South Dakota
November 21
Riley Miller, St. Thomas
November 28
Rayquawndis Mitchell, Kansas City
December 5
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
December 12
Boden Skunberg, North Dakota State
December 19
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
December 27
Parker Bjorklund, St. Thomas
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