AJ MYRES OF SCHREINER UNIVERSITY, a senior guard from The Woodlands, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played from Monday, January 6th through Sunday, January 12th.

Myres averaged 22.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals while leading Schreiner to a 2-0 record on the road. 

Myres scored 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting including 6-of-8 from the free throw line to lead the Mountaineers to a 73-59 win over Southwestern.

The following night against Trinity, Myres poured in another 22 point effort on 9-of-14 shooting including 18 points in the secon half to lead the Mountaineers to a 65-62 come from behind victory.

Down by one with 35 seconds remaining, Myres came out of no where and stripped a Trinity ballhandler and topped it off with a breakaway lay in to give the Schreiner the lead for good with 24 seconds remaining. He also hit two free throws to ice the game.

Myres, shot 17-of-25 from the field (68%) and hit clutch free throws down the stretch. The Mountaineers are on a five game winning streak and currently sit at 7-7 including a 3-0 start in conference play.