GLIAC -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) has announced its weekly awards following Week 14 of the men's basketball season. Northern Michigan junior guard Max Bjorklund was honored as GLIAC North Division Player of the Week, while Davenport redshirt senior guard Chris Rollins was selected GLIAC South Division Player of the Week.
NORTH DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Max Bjorklund, Northern Michigan
Needing a 2-0 weekend at two of the top three GLIAC schools to clinch a home playoff game, Max Bjorklund put the 'Cats on his back. Bjorklund had an impressive 21 points on 6-8 three-point shooting at LSSU as the Wildcats cruised to a 102-69 win. On Saturday, Bjorklund put together one of the best performances in DII collegiate basketball this season as NMU stormed back to win at Ferris State 93-87. Bjorklund poured in a career-best 46 points, good for the sixth-best in program history. What was even more notable was his second-half performance, which was the single greatest performance in a half in Wildcats history and in the upper ranks of performances in a half all-time for all of college hoops programs. Bjorklund scored 40 points in the 2nd half on 14-15 shooting, 9-10 three-point shooting, and 3-3 from the stripe. It was the most points an NMU player has ever scored in a half, the most threes in a half. Bjorklund scored 40 of NMU's 63 second-half points. Against two top teams on the road with a home playoff match on the line, Bjorklund recorded one of the best weekends in program history. He averaged 33.5 points/game, hit 15-19 three-pointers, and willed the Wildcats to two big road wins and a home playoff game.
SOUTH DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Chris Rollins, Davenport
HONORABLE MENTION
NORTH: Rasheed Bello (Parkside), Walt Kelser (FSU), Anthony Barnard (PNW)
SOUTH: Jack Ammerman (NU), Delano Smith (SVSU), Jake Van Tubbergen (GVSU)