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BAY CITY, Mich. - Michigan Technological University senior forward Ali Haidar (Windsor, Ont./Foster) and Walsh University senior forward Kenny Kornowski (Marshallville, Ohio/Smithville) have been chosen as the GLIAC Men's Basketball North and South Division "Players of the Week", respectively.
GLIAC North Division Player
of the Week:
Ali Haidar
Michigan Technological University
6-7, Senior, Forward
Windsor, Ont./Forster
Michigan Technologial University senior Ali Haidar tallied a pair of double-doubles last week for Michigan Tech. The Windsor, Ontario, native scored 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in an overtime win at Wayne State. He also had three blocks, two steals and one assist. The following game at Saginaw Valley State he tallied 25 points and 11 rebounds. He currently ranks fifth in the nation in scoring with 24.6 points and 16th in rebounds with 9.9 per game.
North Division Weekly Honor
Roll: Dietrich Lever - FS , Breland Hogan - GV, Wes
Wilcox - NU, Chris Webb - SV, Gerald Williams- WS.
2012-13 North Division "Players of the Week":
(11/13) D. Billing- LS, (11/19) A. Haidar- MT, (11/26) A. Haidar-
MT, (12/3) C. Phillips - WS, (12/10) M. Hollingsworth - WS, (12/20)
M. Hollingsworth - WS, (1/7) M. Hollingsworth - WS, (1/14) I.
Larkin- WS, (1/22) I. Larkin- WS, (1/28) K. Brown - FS, (2/4) W.
Bowles - NU, (2/11) A. Haidar - MT, (2/18) A. Haidar - MT.
GLIAC South Division Player
of the Week:
Kenny Kornowski
Walsh University
6-9, Senior, Forward
Marshallville, Ohio/Smithville
Walsh University senior center Kenny Kornowski shot 76% (22-29)
from the floor and averaged a double-double 26.0 points and 12.5
rounds per game in two Walsh wins. He was 13-15 from the floor
against Ohio Dominican University and followed that performance by
scoring 9-14 at Tiffin University despite facing double and triple
teams every time he touched the ball. Kornowski has shot 73%
(32-44) from the field in the last three games.
South Division Weekly Honor Roll: Cole Krizancic - AU, Tim Dezelski - HC, Christian Graves - MU, Morgan Jones - OD, Joe Graessle - TU, Greg Kahlig - UF.
2012-13 South Division "Players of the Week": (11/13) M. Minch - OD, (11/19) G. Kahlig - UF, (11/26) T. Dezelski- HC, (12/3) K. Kornowski- WU, (12/10) I. Elliott- MU, (12/20) J. Graessle - TU, (1/7) M. Jones - OD, (1/14) T. Dezelski- HC, (1/22) I. Elliott- MU, (1/28) I. Elliott- MU, (2/4) J. Graessle - TU, (2/11) E. Yates - AU, (2/18) K. Kornowski- WU.