INDIANAPOLIS -- Milwaukee senior guard Paris Gulley [Peoria, Ill./Manual (Southeastern CC)] has been named the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Panthers junior guard Jordan Aaron (Bronx, N.Y./Wings Academy (Southeastern CC)] has been named the Newcomer of the Week, for the week of Feb. 18-24. The award is the first of Gulley’s career and second of the season for Aaron.
Milwaukee (8-22, 3-12 Horizon) collected consecutive wins for the first time this season, notching a 64-53 victory over visiting UIC on Wednesday ahead of a 95-88 double-overtime win at IUPUI in the Ramada BracketBusters.
On Senior Night versus UIC, Gulley led the Panthers with 17 points, going 5-for-8 from three-point range as he reached double figures for the 19th time this season. At IUPUI, Gulley posted 20 points while adding seven rebounds. The senior hit four three-pointers in the double-overtime win, reaching the 20-point mark for the fifth time in 2012-13.
At 14.5 points per game, Gulley sits eighth in the Horizon League in scoring. Gulley’s 2.1 three-point field goals per game ranks seventh in conference play.
After a nine-point, seven-rebound effort in Milwaukee’s win over UIC, Aaron led all scorers with 28 points at IUPUI, helping the Panthers earn their first road win of the year. Playing all but 40 seconds of the double-overtime game, Aaron knocked down seven three-pointers and converted the game-tying layup with 15 seconds to play in the first overtime.
Among Horizon League newcomers, Aaron’s 12.7 ppg in conference play ranks third. Aaron’s 4.1 assists per game lead all League newcomers.
Milwaukee will close its regular season on Tuesday, Feb. 26, traveling up I-43 to meet rival Green Bay (15-13, 9-5 Horizon). ESPN3 will carry the game exclusively, beginning at 8 p.m. EST.
Top Performers for the Week:
Charlie Lee, Cleveland State (So., G) - Posted 16 points and handed out five assists, keying the Vikings’ 60-54 win at Western Illinois.
Ray McCallum, Detroit (Jr., G) - McCallum led all scorers with 29 points at Wichita State, going 11-of-20 from the floor and handing out four assists.
Nick Minnerath, Detroit (Sr., F) - Posted 25 points at Wichita State, knocking down 5-of-11 three-point field goals and grabbing seven rebounds.
Keifer Sykes, Green Bay (So., G) - Reached double figures for the 25th time this season with 12 points at Drake.
Christian Thomas, Loyola (So., F) - Contributed 23.0 ppg and 9.5 rpg, running his string of consecutive games in double-figure scoring to 13, posting a career-best 31 points and 11 rebounds versus Kent State.
Will Bogan, Valparaiso (Sr., G) - Led the Crusaders with 16 points at Loyola ahead of tying for team-high scoring honors with 13 points as Valpo knocked off Eastern Kentucky.
Blake Allen, Youngstown State (Sr., G) - Scored a season-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting to lead Youngstown State to an 86-75 win over Central Michigan.
Top Newcomers for the Week:
Bryn Forbes, Cleveland State (Fr., G) - Scored 16 points in Cleveland State’s win at Western Illinois, the 21st time he has reached double figures this season.
Jordan Fouse, Green Bay (Fr., F) - Broke the 44-year old Green Bay freshman record for rebounds, grabbing seven at Drake to reach 213 on the season.
Devon Turk, Loyola (Fr., G) - Extended his run of hitting at least one three-pointer to 10 games, finishing with 12 points against Valparaiso and 10 versus Kent State.
LaVonte Dority, Valparaiso (Jr., G) - Came off the bench to score 12 points against Eastern Kentucky after going 4-of-5 and tallying nine points at Loyola.
JT Yoho, Wright State (Fr., F) - Posted his first career double-double on Saturday, finishing with a career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds against Evansville.
Kamren Belin, Youngstown State (Jr., F) - With 20 points against CMU, Belin extended his double-digit scoring streak to 11 games.
Men’s Basketball Player of the Week:
Nov. 12: Keifer Sykes, Green Bay
Nov. 19: Kendrick Perry, Youngstown State
Nov. 26: Ryan Broekhoff, Valparaiso
Gary Talton, UIC
Dec. 3: Cole Darling, Wright State
Dec. 10: Ryan Broekhoff, Valparaiso
Dec. 17: Daniel Barnes, UIC
Dec. 24: Keifer Sykes, Green Bay
Dec. 31: Ray McCallum, Detroit
Jan. 7: Kendrick Perry, Youngstown State
Jan. 14: Ryan Broekhoff, Valparaiso
Jan. 21: Kevin Van Wijk, Valparaiso
Jan. 28: Alec Brown, Green Bay
Feb. 4: Nick Minnerath, Detroit
Feb. 11: Ryan Broekhoff, Valparaiso
Feb. 18: Nick Minnerath, Detroit
Keifer Sykes, Green Bay
Feb. 25: Paris Gulley, Milwaukee
Men’s Basketball Newcomer of the Week:
Nov. 12: Jordan Aaron, Milwaukee
Bobby Hain, Youngstown State
Nov. 19: JT Yoho, Wright State
Nov. 26: Josh Crittle, UIC
Dec. 3: Bryn Forbes, Cleveland State
Dec. 10: Juwan Howard, Jr., Detroit
Dec. 17: Devon Turk, Loyola
LaVonte Dority, Valparaiso
Dec. 24: Jerran Young, Wright State
Dec. 31: Cully Payne, Loyola
Jan. 7: Josh Crittle, UIC
Jan. 14: Bryn Forbes, Cleveland State
Jan. 21: Jordan Fouse, Green Bay
Jan. 28: Kamren Belin, Youngstown State
Feb. 4: Kamren Belin, Youngstown State
Feb. 11: Bobby Capobianco, Valparaiso
Jerran Young, Wright State
Feb. 18: Jordan Fouse, Green Bay
Feb. 25: Jordan Aaron, Milwaukee
