MTU's White, WSU's Owens-White Claim GLIAC Men's Basketball Weekly Honors

Posted: Jan 19, 2021

GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced weekly awards following the second week of the Men's Basketball season. Michigan Tech Junior Guard Owen White claimed GLIAC Men's Basketball North Division Player of the Week honors, while Wayne State junior guard Darian Owens-White captured South Division accolades.

NORTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Owen White - Michigan Tech

Owen White scored 26 points to lead the Huskies to a 62-49 victory over Northwood Friday afternoon in Midland, Michigan. It was the first game of the season for White, who shot 10 of 16 from the field and added six rebounds (three offensive) and four assists. White played a team high 36 minutes. The following day, White impressed again with 23 points for 49 points on the weekend. The Huskies narrowly defeated Northwood 68-63 and White achieved a double-double with 11 rebounds and six assists, all team highs. White was named to the GLIAC All-Defensive Team as well as the GLIAC All-Tournament Team last season and was selected pre-season all-conference for the North Division.

SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Darian Owens-White - Wayne State

In just his third and fourth games back after a 22-month hiatus due to an injury, redshirt junior Darian Owens-White is quickly finding his scoring touch.

After totaling 35 points in the opening weekend split at Lake Superior, Owens-White tallied 55 points in two home courts victories over Davenport. For the week, he was 15-of-32 (47 percent) from the floor, including 9-of-14 (64 percent) from beyond the arc. Owens-White was a stellar 16-of-17 (94 percent) from the charity stripe, while adding nine rebounds, six assists and four steals. He currently leads the GLIAC in three-pointers made per game at 3.2.

HONORABLE MENTION

NORTH: David Wren (LSSU), Walt Kelser (FSU), Justin Kuehl (NMU), Solomon Oraegbu (UWP), Jyrus Freels (PNW)

SOUTH: Delano Smith (SVSU), Brandon Haraway (AU), Issac Gassman (GVSU), Jack Ammerman (NU)

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