Week 8: GPAC Basketball Players of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following basketball players-of-the-week for contests played January 8-14, 2024. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2023-2024 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Basketball Players-of-the-Week

Women – Kendal Brigham, Concordia University (Guard)

Kendal Brigham of Concordia University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports women's basketball player-of-the-week. Brigham, a junior from Wahoo, Nebraska, notched a career high 24 points as No. 11 Concordia picked up a win over Doane, 101-60, in its only outing of the week. Brigham added five assists, three steals and three rebounds to her stat line. She also went 5-for-7 from 3-point range. On the season, Brigham is averaging 10.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.

Men – Ely Doble, Morningside University (Center)

Ely Doble of Morningside University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men's basketball player-of-the-week.  Doble, a senior from Gretna, Nebraska, scored a career-high 37 points as part of his double-double effort against Doane. He also added 13 rebounds in the win. For the week he averaged 33 points and nine rebounds per game, while shooting 75.7 percent from the floor.