Baker & Brown Named NWC Basketball Student-Athletes of the Week

12/2/2024 4:30:00 PM

The Northwest Conference is proud to announce its Student-Athletes of the Week in Basketball for the week of November 26th through December 2nd.

Women’s Basketball - Student-Athlete of the Week
Korin Baker I F | Whitman | SR | Waucanda, Wash. | Curlew HS

Baker helped lead Whitman to two wins at the UCSC Thanksgiving Classic. Baker posted 31 points and 10 rebounds vs. La Verne, followed by 22 points and 8 rebounds against Cal Lutheran. The 31 points was a team season high and was the second-highest scoring output in the NWC this season. It was also accomplished in only 18 minutes of action and on 13-17 shooting. 
 
Men’s Basketball - Student-Athlete of the Week
Kai Brown I G | Willamette | FR | San Diego, Calif. | Scripps Ranch HS

Brown came off the bench to spark the Bearcats to a sweep of their Southern California road trip with an 86-65 defeat of Caltech. The first-year guard scored a career-high 20 points in only 24 minutes of action.  He was 5-7 from the field, including 2-4 from beyond the arc, and also made 8 free throws in 9 attempts.