SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Western Illinois guard Trenton Massner earned the TicketSmarter #SummitMBB Peak Performer of the Week award, League officials announced Monday. Massner averaged 33.0 ppg, 6.3 apg and 5.7 rpg in a trio of Leatherneck victories that catapulted his squad into second place in the Summit League men’s basketball standings.
Those efforts also earned Massner the CollegeInsider.com Lou Henson National Player of the Week honor becoming the second League player to earn that distinction this season joining Oral Roberts’ Abmas (Dec. 19).
Massner opened his week by breaking the WIU single-game scoring record with a 46-point outing in the Leathernecks’ 92-80 victory over North Dakota last Monday. Massner’s 46 points are the most in a regulation game by a Division I player this season.
The Wapello, Iowa native finished 16-for-21 from the field and 9-for-12 from 3-point range, while making all five of his free throws to finish at the historic figure. His efforts tied for the sixth best single-game performance in Summit League history.
In his next outing, Massner buried a game-winning triple with less than a second to play to lift WIU to a 75-72 victory over South Dakota last Thursday. The senior finished with 23 points, six rebounds and six assists against the Coyotes.
Massner closed out the week Saturday with a 30-point, nine-rebound and eight assist performance as the Leathernecks erased a 22-point deficit to knock off South Dakota State 81-73 in overtime. Massner’s triple with just over 90 seconds to play forced the extra session and he added seven points in an overtime period that saw WIU outscore the Jackrabbits 12-4.
For the week, Massner went 37-for-64 from the field (58 percent) and 18-for-34 from 3-point range (53.0 percent).
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PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
Sr. | G | Wapello, Iowa
- Broke WIU’s single-game scoring record with 46 in win over North Dakota
- Hit game-winning 3-pointer with less than a second to play, finishing with 23 points in win over South Dakota
- Forced overtime after hitting a 3-pointer with 90 seconds to play in 22-point comeback victory over South Dakota State, finishing with 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists
- Made 18 total 3-pointers in three victories, shooting 53 percent from beyond the arc
- This is the second weekly honor of the season for Massner
Also nominated: Connor Vanover (Oral Roberts); Shemarri Allen (Kansas City); Matt Norman (North Dakota); Grant Nelson (North Dakota State); Tasos Kamateros (South 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
January 3
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
January 9
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
January 16
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
January 23
Zeke Mayo, South Dakota State
January 30
Trenton Massner, Western Illinois
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