Northwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Feb. 18
Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Grant Ebright (Linfield, Sr., G, Boise, Idaho) scored 43 points and added 17 rebounds, 11 assists and four steals to lead the Wildcats to a pair of wins and their second NWC title in three seasons.
Honorable Mention: Shane Makanani (PLU, G) made 11/17 three-pointers while scoring 45 points in the final two games of his career - both wins; Nik Lubisich (Willamette, G) scored 49 points (while making 12/23 three-pointers) and grabbed 13 rebounds in two games; Kristopher Speier (L&C, C) scored 36 points and grabbed 25 rebounds in two games; Peter Rutledge (Whitman, F) scored 36 points and added 13 rebounds in two losses; Brandon Kilgour (Pacific, F) scored 38 points and had 15 rebounds in three games.
Feb. 11
Men's Basketball Player of the Week: O.J. Gulley (Linfield, Fr., G, Portland, Ore.) averaged 20.3 points, 3.6 assists and 3 steals while leading the Wildcats to three wins. He scored 31 in the big win at Lewis & Clark.
Honorable Mention: Peter Rutledge (Whitman, F) recorded back-to-back double-doubles while scoring 25 points and grabbing 25 rebounds and leading the Missionaries to a pair of wins; Bryan Depew averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds in two wins; John Meitus (L&C, F) scored 44 points and grabbed 25 rebounds in a pair of games; Jordan Green (George Fox, W) scored 25 points and added six rebounds and five assists in the Bruins' only game; Brandon Kilgour (Pacific, G) averaged 12.5 points and six rebounds in two games; Michael Kelly (PLU, P) recorded 35 points and 21 boards in three losses.
Feb. 4
Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Scott Davis (L&C, Jr., G, Eugene, Ore.) scored 51 points to lead the Pioneers to a pair of NWC wins. He added six rebounds and five assists.
Honorable Mention: O.J. Gulley (Linfield, G) scored 44 points (including 31 at PLU) and added 12 assists and seven rebounds in two wins; Neil Mendez (PLU, P) scored 40 points (on 17/23 shooting) and grabbed 22 rebounds in a pair of losses; Jordan Green (George Fox, G) scored 43 points and added 16 rebounds, 12 assists and six steals; Bryan Depew (Whitworth, F) scored 34 points in a pair of wins; Jeff Carlson (UPS, G) scored 34 points, including 26 vs. L&C, in a pair of losses; Peter Lunde (Pacific, F) scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in two losses; Ben Fuller (Whitman, G) scored 21 points and had seven steals in two games.
Jan. 28
Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Nik Lubisich (Willamette, Jr., W, West Linn, Ore.) scored 72 points (26 ppg) in three games last week as the Bearcats went 2-1. He made 15 three-pointers and added 13 steals and eight assists.
Honorable Mention: Colin Oriard (L&C, F) scored 45 points in two Pioneer wins; Jordan Green (George Fox, W) scored 62 points and added 19 assists and 15 steals as the Bruins went 2-1; Grant Ebright (Linfield, G) scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Wildcats to a win in their only game; Gunner Olsen (Whitworth, F) scored 38 points and added 16 rebounds in two games; Peter Rutledge (Whitman, F) scored 30 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in two losses; Brandon Kilgour (Pacific, G) scored 28 points in two losses; Neil Mendez (PLU, P) scored 15 points and grabbed six boards in the Lutes' loss at L&C.
Jan. 21
Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Kristopher Speier (Lewis & Clark, So., P, Salinas, Calif..) led the Pioneers to three road wins and the top of the NWC standings by scoring 56 points (shooting 59% from the field) and grabbing 28 rebounds. He scored 31 points and added 12 boards in the win at Whitworth.
Honorable Mention: Nik Lubisich (Willamette, W) scored 48 points and added 8 rebounds and 6 assists in two games; Ryan Boyle (UPS, F) scored 26 points and added 14 rebounds, six assists and five steals in two Logger wins; Kelson Ramey (Whitworth, G) scored 42 points and took down 10 rebounds in two losses; Brandon Kilgour (Pacific, G) scored 54 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in three games; Bryan Wadlow (George Fox, P) scored 43 points and added 12 rebounds in three games; Rob Bell (Whitman, P) scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in two losses; Erik Dordal (PLU, W) scored 53 points (10/21 three-pointers) in three games.
Jan. 14
Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Grant Ebright (Linfield, Sr., G, Boise, Idaho) led Linfield to three wins and the top of the NWC standings last week by averaging 17.3 points and 6.7 rebounds, while shooting .485 and making 7/12 three point attempts.
Honorable Mention: Nik Lubisich (Willamette, G) scored 46 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in two games; Neil Mendez (PLU, P) scored 51 points and grabbed 28 rebounds in three games, including back-to-back double-doubles; Ryan Nelson (Whitworth, G) scored 33 points and added seven assists in two games; Ryan Boyle (UPS, F) scored 43 points and grabbed 30 rebounds in three games; James Macy (George Fox, PG) scored 22 points and added five rebounds in the Bruins' loss at Linfield; Dan Baily (Pacific, F) scored 40 points and had 24 boards in three games; Mark Bouma (Whitman, F) scored 40 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in three losses.
Jan. 7
Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Neil Mendez (PLU, So., P, Mountlake Terrace, Wash.) led the Lutes to a 3-0 week, including a tournament championship at the CLU Lutheran Brotherhood Classic, by scoring 54 points, grabbing 18 rebounds, and adding five assists and five steals.
Honorable Mention: Travis Melvin (George Fox, W) scored 74 points and added 17 rebounds, 17 assists and 11 steals as the Bruins went 1-2 in three games; Bryan Depew (Whitworth, F) scored 72 points and grabbed 28 rebounds as the Pirates went 3-1 in four games; Ben Fuller (Whitman, F) scored 63 points and added 24 rebounds, 23 assists, eight steals and four blocks as the Missionaries went 3-1; Ryan Cruz (Linfield, G) scored 57 points in four games and was named to the All-Tournament team at the Cactus Jam; Matt Scarlet (UPS, G) scored 61 points and added 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Loggers went 1-3; Ray Figueroa (Pacific, G) scored 31 points in a pair of games.
Dec. 17
Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Parker Barth (PLU, Jr., PG, Pateros, Wash.) scored 20 points, sinking 8 of 9 shots from the floor, and added six assists to lead the Lutes to a win in their NWC opener against George Fox.
Honorable Mention: James Macy (George Fox, PG) scored a career-high 27 points in the loss at PLU, while making 10 of 14 shots (including 4 of 5 from three-point range).
Dec. 10
Men's Basketball Player of the Week: Travis Melvin (George Fox, Jr., W, Pleasant Hill, OR) scored 66 points, while shooting 53%, and added 16 assists, 13 rebounds and six steals in three games last week. Honorable Mention: Grant Ebright (Linfield, G) scored 33 points and finished with 16 rebounds, nine assists, seven steals and two blocks to lead the Wildcats to a pair of wins last week; Ben Fuller (Whitman, F) scored 22 points and added 13 rebounds, 11 assists and six steals as the Missionaries dropped a pair of games.
Dec. 3
Player of the Week: Tom Lynch (UPS, Sr., C, Corvallis, Ore.) was the MVP of the PLU Parkland Chevrolet Classic after he led the Loggers to a pair of wins by scoring 41 points, grabbing 18 rebounds and adding 5 assists.
Honorable Mention: Nik Lubisich (Willamette, G) was named all-tournament at Redlands after leading the Bearcats to the championship game by scoring 58 points in three games, including 35 in the four overtime championship-game loss . . . Erin Gram (Pacific, G) scored 26 points and added seven assists and five steals in two Boxer wins . . . Leonard Harmon (Whitman, G) scored 54 points as the Missionaries split two games at their own Wildhorse Resort Classic, including 35 in the win over Walla Walla College. . . Parker Barth (PLU, PG) scored 39 points and dished 12 assists as the Lutes split at their own classic . . . Jordan Green (George Fox, W) scored 32 points in a pair of Bruin losses.