Feb. 15, 2010
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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 Feb. 14. The weekly honor was Hayward's second of the season.
A native of Brownsburg, Ind., Hayward averaged 16.3 points and 11.7 rebounds per game to lead #18/15 Butler to three wins last week that extended the Bulldogs' winning streak to 15 in a row and clinched Butler's fourth consecutive regular-season League title. In back-to-back games, he had 22 points and a career-high 17 rebounds at Youngstown State on Thursday and 19 points and 11 boards at Cleveland State on Saturday. Hayward shot 53 percent (17-of-32) from the floor and was 12-of-13 from the free-throw line last week.
For the season, Hayward ranks fourth in the Horizon League with 16.0 points per game and third with 8.3 rebounds per contest. He is the only player to rank among the top five in both categories.
Butler (23-4, 16-0 Horizon League) has tied the school record for consecutive wins and now owns the nation's longest active winning streak heading into home games this week against UIC on Wednesday and Siena on Saturday in BracketBusters (ESPN2, 11 a.m. ET). The Bulldogs are only the second League team to start 16-0 in conference play, joining Green Bay, which was a perfect 16-0 in 1995-96.
Other Top Performances for the Week
Todd Brown, Wright State (Sr., G) -- Led the Raiders to two wins with averages of 16 points and 3.5 rebounds per game and also grabbed his 500th career rebound
Jeremy Buttell, UIC (Sr., F) -- Averaged 16.5 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting 57 percent from the field as the Flames went 0-2 last week
Norris Cole, Cleveland State (Jr., G) -- Averaged 19.5 points, 6 assists and 4.5 rebounds as Cleveland State defeated Valparaiso and lost to League-leading Butler last week
James Eayrs, Milwaukee (Sr., F) -- Averaged 17.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in a 1-1 week for the Panthers and scored 20 points at Wright State
Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay (Jr., G) -- Averaged 15 points, 5 assists and 2 steals as the Phoenix went 1-1 on a road trip to northeast Ohio
Eli Holman, Detroit (So., C) -- Averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds in the Titans' 1-2 week, including 13 points and a career-high 18 rebounds against Milwaukee
Geoff McCammon, Loyola (Jr., G) -- Averaged 17.5 points per game in a 1-1 week for the Ramblers, including a career-tying 26 points in a victory over city-rival UIC
Vytas Sulskis, Youngstown State (Jr., G) -- Averaged 19 points and 6 rebounds in two losses last week and scored a season-high 24 versus Valparaiso
Brandon Wood, Valparaiso (So., G) -- Averaged 18 points while shooting 61 percent (20-for-33) from the field with six three-pointers in a 2-1 week for the Crusaders
Tags: Butler - Men's Basketball
