With 28 points in their Tuesday night win over Angola in the opening around of the Northeast Corner Conference Tournament, Connor Essegian eclipsed the 2,000 career scoring mark.   The 6'4" senior guard, who is headed to Wisconsin, also grabbed 8 rebounds.

The rest of the week went like this as Central Noble took the NECC tournament title:

    • vs. West Noble - 34 points (12-14 FT), 11 rebonds, 2 assists
    • vs. Fremont - 24 points (6-11 3PT), 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
    • vs. Eastside - 39 points (14-22 FG, 5-11 3PT, 6-6 FT), 9 rebounds

All of this earned Connor Essegian the Courtside Indiana Player of the Week for the week of January 10-15

Others Considered

  • Josten Carter, 6'3" junior guard; New Albany
    • vs. Southwestern (H) - 22 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
    • vs. Scottsburg - 20 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
  • Drew Howard, 6'0" senior guard; Forest Park
    • vs. South Spencer - 26 points (5-8 3PT), 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
    • vs. North Posey - 27 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists, 1 charge taken
  • Hunter Johnson, 6'2" senior guard; South Decatur
    • vs. North Decatur - 34 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
    • vs. Southwestern (S) - 53 points (school record, county record)(7 3PT, school record), 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals
  • JJ Morris, 6'6" junior forward; Argos
    • Two games last week, averaging 19 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3 assists per game
  • Grant Ott-Large, 6'3" senior forward; LaPorte
    • vs. Griffith - 26 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
    • vs. Chesterton - 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1 steal
    • vs. South Bend Clay - 24 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals

Milestones

Others Nominated

  • Steele Brasfield, 6'5" senior forward; New Palestine
    • vs. Pendleton Heights - 23 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
    • vs. Mooresville - 26 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
  • Mason Jones, 6'7" junior forward; Valparaiso
    • vs. Michigan City - 23 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
    • vs. South Bend Washington - 20 points, 10 rebounds 2 blocks
  • Duncan Keller, 6'0" junior guard; Covington
    • vs. Parke Heritage - 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks
  • Savion Waddell, 6'6" senior forward; Covington
    • vs. Parke Heritage - 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 steal

Sophomores/Freshmen Nominated

  • Jack Benter, 6'4" sophomore guard; Brownstown Central (from the previous week)
    • vs. Rock Creek - 29 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
    • vs. Loogootee - 33 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block
    • vs. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian - 22 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block
  • Coye Ferguson, 6'1" sophomore guard; Covington
    • vs. Parke Heritage - 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals

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