Week 8: 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 December 16-22, 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 – Samuel Aslesen, Dakota Wesleyan University (Forward)

Samuel Aslesen of Dakota Wesleyan University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men's basketball offensive player-of-the-week.  Aslesen, a senior from Howard, South Dakota, helped lead the Tigers to a pair of wins on the road. For the week, he averaged 23.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He shot over 60 percent from the field and 70 percent from the charity stripe.

Defensive – Justin Sitti, Morningside University (Guard)

Justin Sitti of Morningside University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men's basketball defensive player-of-the-week.  Sitti, a senior from Omaha, Nebraska, was a stopper for the Mustangs on the defensive end of the court. In addition, he averaged 7.5 rebounds, including 10 in a tight lost at Arizona Christian. He also added three steals on the week