WICHITA, Kan. — Alex Littlejohn and Jun Murdock, both of Kansas Wesleyan University, have earned the KCAC Men’s Basketball Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from January 1-7 by a vote of conference sports information directors. All KCAC Player of the Week honors are presented by Equity Bank.
Offensive Player of the Week
Alex Littlejohn – Kansas Wesleyan University
6-6 | Jr. | F | Newton, Kan.
Littlejohn had two monstrous games last week as the Coyotes went 2-0, defeating No. 6 ranked and unbeaten at the time Southwestern, and then beating Tabor. Littlejohn dominated the Southwestern game, scoring 31 points, grabbing 13 rebounds and handing out five assists and two steals. He followed that performance with 23 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals against Tabor. For the week, he put up some impressive numbers, shooting 67.9 percent from the field, and 78.9 percent at the line, and nailed the lone 3-pointer he took during the week. Littlejohn ranks fourth in the NAIA in rebounding and is closing in on 1000 points for his career for the Coyotes. This marks the second time this season Littlejohn has been named the KCAC Men’s Basketball Offensive Player of the Week.
| Shooting per game | gp | gs | min/g | fg/g | pct | 3pt/g | pct | ft/g | pct | ppg |
| Jan 3 at Southwestern W, 96-92 * | 1 | 1 | 39.0 | 11.0-15.0 | 73.3 | 1.0-1.0 | 100.0 | 8.0-8.0 | 100.0 | 31.0 |
| Jan 6 vs. Tabor W, 86-71 * | 1 | 1 | 36.0 | 8.0-13.0 | 61.5 | 0.0-0.0 | – | 7.0-11.0 | 63.6 | 23.0 |
| Conference | 2 | 2 | 37.5 | 9.5-14.0 | 67.9 | 0.5-0.5 | 100.0 | 7.5-9.5 | 78.9 | 27.0 |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 37.5 | 9.5-14.0 | 67.9 | 0.5-0.5 | 100.0 | 7.5-9.5 | 78.9 | 27.0 |
| Ball control per game | gp | gs | mpg | off/g | def/g | reb/g | pf/g | dq/g | ast/g | to/g | a/to | stl/g | blk/g |
| Jan 3 at Southwestern W, 96-92 * | 1 | 1 | 39.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Jan 6 vs. Tabor W, 86-71 * | 1 | 1 | 36.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Conference | 2 | 2 | 37.5 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 37.5 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Defensive Player of the Week
Jun Murdock – Kansas Wesleyan University
5-11 | Sr. | G | Wichita, Kan.
Murdock was huge for the Coyotes on the defensive side of the ball in a pair of victories. He helped KWU come away with a road win over No. 6 ranked and unbeaten at the time Southwestern, and then a win at home over Tabor. Against Southwestern, he was charged with guarding Cevin Clark, where he forced Clark into shooting 23 times to get 22 points, and just 2 of 7 on 3-point tries. He also blocked a pair of shots in the game against Southwestern. Against Tabor, Murdock guarded Kalep Crane primarily, holding him to 6 points (half of his season average of 12.5) on just six shots, and no 3-point tries (season average – 3.4 per game). He also tallied two steals in the game as KWU posted a 2-0 week and moved into a first place tie in the conference. This is the second weekly award of the season for Murdock, as he was named the KCAC Men’s Basketball Offensive Player of the Week on November 6.
| Shooting per game | gp | gs | min/g | fg/g | pct | 3pt/g | pct | ft/g | pct | ppg |
| Jan 3 at Southwestern W, 96-92 * | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | 6.0-12.0 | 50.0 | 2.0-4.0 | 50.0 | 4.0-6.0 | 66.7 | 18.0 |
| Jan 6 vs. Tabor W, 86-71 * | 1 | 1 | 34.0 | 1.0-8.0 | 12.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 33.3 | 6.0-6.0 | 100.0 | 9.0 |
| Conference | 2 | 2 | 37.0 | 3.5-10.0 | 35.0 | 1.5-3.5 | 42.9 | 5.0-6.0 | 83.3 | 13.5 |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 37.0 | 3.5-10.0 | 35.0 | 1.5-3.5 | 42.9 | 5.0-6.0 | 83.3 | 13.5 |
| Ball control per game | gp | gs | mpg | off/g | def/g | reb/g | pf/g | dq/g | ast/g | to/g | a/to | stl/g | blk/g |
| Jan 3 at Southwestern W, 96-92 * | 1 | 1 | 40.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Jan 6 vs. Tabor W, 86-71 * | 1 | 1 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 2 | 2 | 37.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 37.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Previous Winners:
- Week 1 (Oct. 30): Jaden Lietzke, Oklahoma Wesleyan (Offensive) | DJ Talton Jr., Oklahoma Wesleyan (Defensive)
- Week 2 (Nov. 6): Jun Murdock, Kansas Wesleyan (Offensive) | Kalep Crane, Tabor (Defensive)
- Week 3 (Nov. 13): Jayden Hibbitt, Ottawa (Offensive) | DJ Talton Jr., Oklahoma Wesleyan (Defensive)
- Week 4 (Nov. 20): Alex Littlejohn, Kansas Wesleyan (Offensive) | Quinn Collins, McPherson (Defensive)
- Week 5 (Dec. 4): Jayden Hibbitt, Ottawa (Offensive) | Kenyon Holcombe, Tabor (Defensive)
- Week 6 (Dec. 11): Cevin Clark, Southwestern (Offensive) | Thurbil Bile, Kansas Wesleyan (Defensive)
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