SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Denver senior Tommy Bruner earned the season’s first TicketSmarter Summit League Men’s Basketball Peak Performer of the Week honor, League officials announced Monday. Bruner garnered the first weekly honor of his career after averaging 25.5 ppg and making all 21 of his free throw attempts as the Pioneers split a pair of games against Big West-foes.
Bruner opened the season scoring 23 points and dishing out three assists in a 95-87 road loss at UC San Diego. The Columbia, S.C. native also went 7-for-7 from the foul line against the Tritons.
In DU’s home opener against Cal Poly, the preseason All-League second team selection scored a game-high 28 points and set a Denver DI single-game record by going 14-for-14 from the free throw stripe.
Bruner also made four triples, grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists as DU rolled to a 97-76 victory over the Mustangs. For the week, Borowicz averaged 25.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.0 apg and 3.0 spg for the Fighting Hawks.
Tommy Bruner, Denver
Sr | G | Columbia, S.C.
- Claimed the first weekly honor of his career
- Opened the season scoring 23 points and dishing out three assists in a road loss at UC San Diego
- Scored a game-high 28 points in home-opening win over Cal Poly
- Set a Denver DI single-game record by going 14-for-14 from the foul stripe.
- Averaged 25.5 ppg, shot 50 percent from 3-point range and made all 21 free throw attempts in two games
Also nominated: Zeke Mayo (South Dakota State); Lahat Thioune (South Dakota); B.J. Omot (North Dakota); Boden Skunberg (North Dakota State); Parker Bjorklund (St. Thomas); Frankie Fidler (Omaha), Jamar Brown (Kansas City), DeShang Weaver (Oral Roberts).
2023-24 Men’s Basketball Peak Performers of the Week
November 13
Tommy Bruner, Denver
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