SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Northwestern junior forward Grant Tigges has been named the Hauff/Mid-America Sports/GPAC and the PrestoSports NAIA men’s basketball Offensive Player of the Week.
“It’s been great having Grant back in the mix,” head coach Colton Kooima said. “After some adversity last season, he has responded well and continues to get better.”
Tigges averaged 32.0 points per game in a pair of wins for the Raiders. He posted a career-high 34 points on 12-for-18 shooting and eight made threes in Friday’s win over Viterbo. Tigges then guided the Raiders to a competitive win over Friends on Saturday, where he scored 26 points and dished out five assists.
It is the first time in his career that Tigges has received a GPAC weekly honor, and now is Northwestern’s first NAIA Player of the Week this season.. Tigges leads the team in scoring average (18.4) and rebounding (7.6).
