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INDIANAPOLIS - Butler sophomore guard/forward Gordon Hayward has been named the Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 13.
A native of Brownsburg, Ind., Hayward averaged 24 points and eight rebounds per game as the #22/20 Bulldogs went 1-1 last week against a pair of nationally ranked opponents.
Hayward had 24 points and eight rebounds in Butler's 72-65 loss to #15/13 Georgetown Tuesday in the Jimmy V Classic and posted identical numbers in the Bulldogs' 74-66 victory over #13/15 Ohio State Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. For the week, he was 16-for-35 (.457) from the field -- including 7-of-17 (.412) from three-point range -- and also made all nine of his free-throw attempts to extend his streak to 22 in a row.
Hayward ranks third in the Horizon League in scoring with 16.9 points per game and second with 8.2 rebounds per contest. He is the only player to rank among the top three in both categories.
Butler (7-3, 2-0 Horizon League) will take the week off for final exams before returning to action Saturday when the Bulldogs play host to Xavier (6-3) on ESPN2 at 2 p.m. ET. Like Butler, the Musketeers are coming off a victory over a top-25 opponent after upsetting #19/19 Cincinnati 83-79 in double overtime Sunday.
Other Top Performances for the Week
Jared Cunningham, Cleveland State (Jr., F) -- Scored a career-high 18 points and had five rebounds in the Vikings' only game of the week, a 113-61 victory over Wilberforce
Vaughn Duggins, Wright State (Jr., G) -- Averaged 15 points, 3.5 assists and two steals per game as the Raiders split a pair of road games
Ricky Franklin, Milwaukee (Sr., G) -- Averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists as the Panthers went 1-1 last week
Xavier Keeling, Detroit (Jr., F) -- Averaged 14 points in a pair of games, including 18 in the Titans' 75-64 loss at Michigan
Robo Kreps, UIC (Jr., G) -- Scored a team-high 18 points with four three-pointers in UIC's loss at city-rival DePaul
Geoff McCammon, Loyola (Jr., G) -- Had a game-high 21 points while hitting 9-of-13 from the field in the Ramblers' 66-63 victory over San Francisco
Bryquis Perine, Green Bay (Jr., G) -- Had a career-high 22 points with three assists, three steals and two blocked shots in the Phoenix' 88-84 overtime upset of #20/23 Wisconsin
Brandon Wood, Valparaiso (So., G) -- Averaged 17 points and seven rebounds -- including 21 points and nine rebounds at #5/5 Purdue -- in a 1-1 week for the Crusaders
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