SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Kansas City’s Marvin Nesbitt, Jr., and South Dakota State’s Baylor Scheierman were named TicketSmarter #SummitMBB Co-Players of the Week, league officials announced Monday.

Nesbitt led the Roos to a 3-0 week in league play, averaging 19.0 ppg, 8.7 rpg and 2.3 bpg in two wins over Western Illinois and one over St. Thomas.

The Chicago, Ill., native opened the week with a 12-point, 12-rebound double-double in a road win over the Leathernecks. His 12 boards were a season-high as he went 5-for-10 from the field.

Nesbitt registered his second consecutive double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor in a home win over the Tommies. He capped his week by scoring a career-high 26 points on 10-of-17 shooting and blocking a career-high three shots in a home win over WIU.

Scheierman has the Jackrabbits off to a 12-0 start in league play and averaged 19.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg and 4.5 apg in road wins at North Dakota and South Dakota last week.

Against the Fighting Hawks, Scheierman scored 24 points, pulled down eight boards and dished out five assists. He went 10-for-18 from the field and added a block and a steal.

In the win over the Coyotes, Scheierman recorded his league-leading 10^th double-double of the season, finishing with 15 points, 10 rebounds to go with four assists. The 6-foot-5 guard is the only player in the country that leads his conference in rebounding and assists.

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marvin Nesbitt, Kansas City
Gr. | G | Chicago, Ill.

• Reached double figures in all three of the Roos’ victories last week, averaging 19.0 ppg
• Put up back-to-back double-doubles for the first time this season
• Matched his block total from first nine league games with seven in last week’s three victories
• This is the first Summit League weekly honor for Nesbitt

CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State
So. | G | Aurora, Neb.

• Notched his seventh 20-plus point scoring game in a road win at North Dakota with team-high 24
• Recorded league-best 10^th double-double of the season in road win at South Dakota
• Combined to go 14-for-26 from the field and is shooting 55.6 percent from the field in league play
• This is the third Summit League weekly honor for Scheierman this season and fourth of his career

Also nominated:  Frankie Fidler, Omaha; KJ Hunt, Denver; Luka Barisic, Western Illinois; Rocky Kreuser, North Dakota State; Paul Bruns, North Dakota; Elijah Lufile, Oral Roberts; Parker Bjorklund, St. Thomas.
 
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

February 7
Marvin Nesbitt, Jr., Kansas City
Baylor Scheierman, South Dakota State

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