2009-10 Men's Basketball Players of the Week

Feb 15-21
Michael Zasada (Eureka)
Eureka College's Michael Zasada, a senior from McHenry, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 15-21. This marks the second time this season that he has earned the honor.

Zasada, a 6-5 forward, averaged a double-double in two games last week with 19.5 points and 14.0 rebounds per game. He also dished out 11 assists total and recorded three blocks and two steals, while shooting 14-of-25 (.560) from the field, 4-of-11 (.364) from three-point range and 7-of-9 (.778) from the charity stripe.

Zasada scored 13 points and gathered a season-high 16 rebounds in the Red Devils' 80-64 non-conference victory versus Lincoln Christian University. He also tied his own career-high six assists against Lincoln Christian. Zasada added 26 points and 12 rebounds to help Eureka to an 82-56 win versus Westminster and a guaranteed spot in the 2010 SLIAC Tournament, their first conference tournament berth since 2006-07.

Feb 8-14
Chris Forrest (Fontbonne)
Fontbonne University's Chris Forrest, a senior from Springfield, Mo. (Willard) has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 8-14.

Forrest, a 6-4 guard, averaged 27.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in two games played last week. He shot 18-of-32 (.563) from the field, 6-of-11 (.545) from three-point range and 13-of-18 (.722) from the free throw line, while also tallying five steals and three assists.

Forrest had 25 points in the Griffins 89-69 loss at MacMurray College. He then recorded a double-double with 30 points and 11 rebounds in 28 minutes on the floor in Fontbonne's 111-84 victory versus Blackburn College.

Feb 1-7
Rod Sykes (Blackburn)
Blackburn College's Rod Sykes, a senior from Danville, Ill. (Danville) has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of February 1-7.

Sykes, a 6-5 forward, averaged 22.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in two games last week. He also had three blocks, two steals and shot 17-of-40 (.425) from the field.

Sykes scored 22 points in each of the Beavers' contests, an 84-78 loss at Eureka and a 66-60 victory over Principia College. He recorded a double-double against Principia, pulling down 17 rebounds, after just missing the feat against Eureka College, finishing with nine boards.

Jan 25-31
Brady Slagle (MacMurray)
MacMurray College's Brady Slagle, a freshman from Winchester, Ill. (West Central), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 25-31.

Slagle, a 6-5 guard, averaged 20.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in two games played last week. He also had five assists, two blocks, one steal and shot 15-of-26 (.577) from the field.

Slagle recorded career highs in points (21), rebounds (7), blocks (2) and assists (5) in MacMurray's 95-93 come-from-behind overtime victory at Eureka College. He blocked Eureka's Kameron Bell's shot with 34 seconds left to play in overtime, recovered the ball to preserve the tie and set up CJ McClellan's game-winning shot. Slagle added 19 points and broke his career-high in rebounds with nine in the Highlander's second straight overtime victory, 73-71, over Webster University.

Jan 18-24
Kameron Bell (Eureka)
Eureka College's Kameron Bell, a senior from Clinton, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 18-24. This marks the third time this season that he has earned the honor.

Bell, a 6-2 guard, averaged 27.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in two games played last week. He also had 16 assists, five steals and shot 21-of-37 (.568) from the field, 5-of-12 (.417) from three-point range and 8-of-9 (.889) from the free throw line.

Bell recorded Eureka's first triple-double on record with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in their 93-67 win versus Principia College. He also had a 35 point and 11 rebound performance in the Red Devils 109-105 overtime victory at Blackburn. That win was also the 1,000th victory in Eureka's men's basketball history.

Jan 11-17
DeWhon McAfee (Spalding)
Spalding University's DeWhon McAfee, a sophomore from Louisville, Ky. (Butler), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 11-17.

McAfee, a 6-0 guard, averaged 22 points and 9.0 rebounds in two games played last week. He also recorded nine assists, three steals, one block and shot 17-of-33 (.515) from the field and 9-of-10 (.900) from the free throw line.

McAfee had a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds in a 77-67 win versus Greenville College. He then added 19 points and eight rebounds in the Golden Eagles 73-57 victory versus Blackburn College.

Jan 4-10
Drew Moore (Webster)
Webster University's Drew Moore, a junior from St. Louis, Mo. (Webster Groves), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of January 4-10.

Moore, a 6-3 forward, averaged 13 points and 4.3 rebounds in three games played last week. He also recorded seven blocks, six steals, two assists and shot 15-of-37 (.405) from the field, 6-of-17 (.353) from three-point range and 3-of-4 (.750) from the charity stripe.

Moore had 17 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and three steals in a 64-56 victory versus Eureka College. He played a big part for the Gorloks in keeping Eureka's scoring duo of Michael Zasada and Kameron Bell to 12-of-30 shooting from the field for a total of 29 points, 16 points below their combined scoring average in SLIAC games.

Moore also recorded 11 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a 75-56 win at Principia College. He added 11 points and three blocks in a 69-60 loss at nationally ranked #1 Washington University-St. Louis.

Dec 28-Jan 3
Todd Zimmermann (Principia)
Principia College's Todd Zimmermann, a senior from Nashville, Tenn. (Hume-Fogg), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December 28-January 3.

Zimmermann, a 6-2 guard, had 15 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in Principia's 76-59 victory versus Blackburn College this past weekend. He also shot 5-of-10 (.500) from the field, 1-of-3 (.333) from behind the arc and 4-of-6 (.667) from the charity stripe.

The win was Principia's second consecutive and their first after a 20-day winter break.

Dec 14-27
Joshua Branch (Fontbonne)
Fontbonne University's Joshua Branch, a senior from O'Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the weeks of December 14-27.

Branch, a 6-0 guard, averaged 20 points and shot 15-of-26 (.577) from the field and 7-of-8 (.875) from the charity stripe in two games played. He also tallied eight rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block.

Branch had 26 points on 11-of-15 (.733) shooting in Fontbonne's 75-50 victory versus Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He also recorded six rebounds and six rebounds in the win. Branch added 14 points in the Griffins' 82-64 loss to nationally ranked #1 Washington University-St. Louis.

Dec 7-13
Kameron Bell (Eureka)
Eureka College's Kameron Bell, a senior from Clinton, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December 7-13. This marks the second time this season that he has earned the honor.

Bell, a 6-2 guard, scored 38 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Eureka's 98-87 SLIAC victory versus Greenville College. He shot 16-of-22 (.727) from the field, including 4-of-7 (.571) from three-point range.

The Red Devils are now 4-3 overall and 2-0 in the SLIAC. They currently hold a three-game win streak, and in their win versus Greenville they shot a season-best 55.2 percent, grabbed a season-best 49 rebounds and matched their season-high with 10 three-point shots made.

Nov 30-Dec 6
Michael Zasada (Eureka)
Eureka College's Michael Zasada, a senior from McHenry, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of November 30-December 6.

Zasada, a 6-5 forward, averaged a double-double last week with 21.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in two games played. He shot 16-of-31 (.516) from the field and 8-of-11 (.727) from the free throw line, while also recording six assists, three blocks and two steals.

Zasada scored a season-high 26 points in the Red Devils' 86-71 victory at MacMurray College to open SLIAC play. He added 17 points and 14 rebounds in a 71-57 non-conference win versus Millikin University.

Eureka improves to 3-3 overall with the two wins and now stands at 1-0 in SLIAC play.

Nov 23-29
Jake Vislay (Westminster (Mo.))
Westminster College's Jake Vislay, a junior from Jefferson City, Mo. (Helias), has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of November 23-29.

Vislay, a 6-4 forward, was named the Most Valuable Player at the Snyder Classic hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan University this past weekend. The Blue Jays won two games at the Classic, defeating Crown College 86-57 and host Nebraska Wesleyan 69-57.

Vislay scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field versus Crown. He was also a perfect 2-of-2 from the charity stripe. Against Nebraska Wesleyan, Vislay tallied 21 points and shot 7-of-9 from the field, 4-of-5 from three-point range and 3-of-5 from the free throw line.

Nov 15-22
Kameron Bell (Eureka)
Eureka College's Kameron Bell, a senior from Clinton, Ill., has been named the SLIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of November 15-22.

Bell, a 6-2 guard, averaged 29.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in two games played last week. He also shot 22-of-41 (.537) from the field, 4-of-10 (.400) from three-point range and 10-of-10 (1.000) from the charity stripe as the Red Devils split their first two games of the season. Bell scored a career-high 44 points in a 91-90 season-opening win at Rockford College. He sank a key three-point shot in the final minute of the game to secure the victory. Bell added 14 points in a 93-64 loss to NCAA Division I opponent Eastern Illinois University.