Donte McGee, Texas Lutheran University, Men's Basketball - Player of the Week (Week 14)

DONTE McGEE OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, a senior forward from Victoria, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played through Sunday, February 22nd.

McGee led Texas Lutheran to the SCAC Regular Season Championship this past weekend, defeating Southwestern University 75-63, to clinch a share. It also marks a tremendous turnaround for the Bulldogs, who finished as the No. 8 seed a year ago and will serve as the No. 1 seed at the upcoming SCAC Men's Basketball Championship

McGee finsihed with 14 points and 12 rebounds, shooting 5-for-10 on the night and 4-of-4 from the charity striple. He also added a steal in the contest as the Bulldogs erased a second half deficit as high as eight in the come-from-behind win in the Doghouse.

For the season, McGee leads the conference in rebounds with 8.4 reb/gm. He is the conference leaders in double-doubles with 10 on the season. He is also fifth in the league in blocks with 20.

Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
Senior guard Kevin Graham of Austin College made his senior day one to remember, exploding for a career-high 26 points and hitting 7-of-8 three pointers to lead Austin College to a season ending win. For the week, Graham averaged 17.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while shooting 52.4% from the field and 69.2% from three point range. Freshman guard Travion Kirkendoll of Centenary led the Gents with 21 points and 5 rebounds in the win at McMurry. The freshman clinched the win with a layup with one second left. Senior forward Aaron Wyatt of Dallas posted double figures on Thursday, and a team-high 18 points to lead Dallas to its first 100-point game in history since the 2000-01 campaign. He went 7-for-11 from the floor. On "Senior Day" Wyatt matched eight points with a team-best in boards to help his squad lock up the No. 4 seed in the SCAC Basketball Championships. Senior guard Adrian Johnson of Southwestern averaged 10.5 points per game and was the high scorer against Texas Lutheran University with 14 points. He shot 41.7 percent from the floor and 57,1% from three point range. Also added in nine assists, 4.5 per game. Senior guard Matt Selling of Trinity  paced all players with 23 points in the game, hitting 6-14 from the field and 3-9 from three-point range. He also knocked down 8-11 from the free throw line, and also grabbed three rebounds in a senior day win over Schreiner. Colorado College did not play. Schreiner did not nominate.