I'm more than willing to admit I'm a sucker for a triple double.  More on that in a minute.  

Khristian Lander, 6'3" junior point guard from Evansville Reitz, made a little history over the weekend.  Not only did he enter the 1,000 point club, he was the first Evansville Reitz player to do it as a junior.  The 25 points on the road at Bedford North Lawrence was what put him over the top, and he followed it up with a 34 point outing vs. Vincennes.

Keeping it southern Indiana.  Lincoln Hale, recent Indiana State commit, averaged 29.7 points in winning the MVP of the Greene County Invitational.  The 6'4" senior guard from Linton also had 16 rebounds and 12 assists in their three wins last week.

Sometimes it's not just about the total production, but the percentage of a team's output that adds to it.  Kyle Sanders put up back to back 28 point performances this past week.  The 6'1" junior guard from Western scored 28 out of 56 points in a win over West Lafayette (typically a very rugged defensive team) and 28 out of 45 in a win over Logansport.  He also averaged 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.

However, the Player of the Week presented by Metro Indy Basketball for the week of January 6-January 11 is Kiyron Powell from Evansville Bosse.

Do you like triple doubles?  I do.  I very much like back to back triple doubles.   In big wins over Evansville Central and Vincennes Lincoln, the 6'10" senior forward produced 14 points, 10 rebounds and 11 blocks, as well as 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks.  He also dished out 4.5 assists per game in the two wins.  He produced both sets of numbers having not played in the fourth quarter of either game.

Others Considered

  • Murray Becher, 6'4" senior forward; Heritage Hills
    • vs Gibson Southern - 23 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals
    • vs Washington - 26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals
  • Conner Bedwell, 6'1" senior guard; Delta
    • vs New Palestine - 36 points (13-17 FG), 4 rebounds, 2 assists
  • Josiah Ricketts, 5'11" senior guard; North Posey
    • vs Mt. Vernon - 35 points

Milestones

  • Becher (actually over winter break) became Heritage Hills all-time leading scorer, breaking Tim Denning's mark of 1,320 points
  • Lander joined the 1,000 point club, as noted above
  • Chris Mantis, 6'7" junior guard from Lowell joined the 1,000 point club
  • Ricketts because the leading scorer in Posey County history.  Not sure on the amount.  

Others Nominated

  • Jalen Causey, 5'10" senior guard; Fort Wayne Luers
  • Brycen Graber, 6'3" junior guard; Barr-Reeve
  • Demarcus Hudson, 6'4" senior forward; Fort Wayne Luers
  • Parker Kneifel, 6'3" junior forward; Kouts
  • Blake Sisley, 6'9" junior forward; Heritage Hills
  • Naylon Thompson, 6'5" junior guard; Fort Wayne Luers
  • DeMarcus Vaughn, 6'4" senior guard; South Bend Washington

 

Sophomores / Freshmen

  • JJ Louden, 6'3" sophomore guard; Pike
  • Nick Thompson, 6'1" freshman guard; Fort Wayne Luers

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