Week 2: GPAC Men's 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 men's basketball players-of-the-week for contests played November 4-10, 2024. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2024-2025 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

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

Offensive – Joey Skoff, Morningside University (Guard)

Joey Skoff of Morningside University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men's basketball offensive player-of-the-week.  Skoff, a senior from Omaha, Nebraska, hit the 30-point mark in back-to-back games this week, averaging 32 points per game, with 34 against 24^th-ranked Kansas Wesleyan. He shot 66.7 percent from the floor and 94.1 percent from the free throw line.

Defensive – Zach LaFave, Northwestern College (Forward)

Zach LaFave of Northwestern College is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men's basketball defensive player-of-the-week.  LaFave, a senior from E;lkhorn, Nebraska, had 5.0 rebounds per game with 1.3 steals and 2.3 blocks. In Tuesday's win at William Penn, LaFave blocked five shots, pulled down 10 rebounds, and collected two steals.