Dec. 10, 2007

Elmhurst, IL - IPFW senior point guard Demetrius Johnson has been named the Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Week.

Johnson earns Player of the Week honors after registering the first triple-double in IPFW history and leading the Mastodons to a perfect 2-0 record in Summit League play last week. The senior finished with 14 points and 10 assists in a win over Southern Utah and followed that up with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in a victory over UMKC. For the week, he averaged 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 11.0 assists while shooting 56 percent from the field, 67 percent from three-point range and 73 percent from the free throw line. The Cleveland, Ohio, native has dished out 10 or more assists in each of the last three games.

 

Also nominated: Lance Hill, Centenary; Bill Pettiford, IUPUI; Dane Brumagin, UMKC; Brett Winkelman, North Dakota State; Derick Nelson, Oakland; Yemi Ogunoye, Oral Roberts; Geoff Payne, Southern Utah; Jerryck Owens-Murrey, Western Illinois.

 

Previous winners: Dec. 3 - George Hill, IUPUI; Nov. 26 - Ben Woodside, North Dakota State; Nov. 19 - Nick Stallings, Centenary; Nov. 12 - Jeremiah Hartsock, UMKC.

 

 

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