Fort Hays State junior Dwayne Brunson was named the MIAA Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week on Monday for his efforts last week in a pair of road wins at Northwest Missouri State and Nebraska-Kearney. Brunson is a native of Queens, N.Y., and leads the Tigers in scoring, currently at 15.7 points per game.

Brunson averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocked shots, and 2.0 steals per game last week. He scored a career-high 35 points at Nebraska-Kearney, shooting a very efficient 14-of-16 from the field, also recording seven rebounds and five blocked shots in the game. He was also a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. The 35 points was the most scored in a game by a Tiger since the 1998 season when Chris Danner had 36 against Nebraska-Kearney. It marked the most points scored by a Tiger under head coach Mark Johnson, as the previous high was 34 by Dominique Jones against Midwestern State during the 2010-11 season. Brunson also reached double figures in scoring in the win at Northwest Missouri State with 10 points and six rebounds. Brunson has scored in double figures in 20 of 23 games for FHSU this year.

This is the third time a Fort Hays State player has been selected for the honor this year in men’s basketball. Freshman point guard Craig Nicholson has earned the honor twice already this year.

– FHSU Sports Information –