Barton Community College guard Cougar Downing made an impact in the program record book getting off to a great start in his Barton career. Scoring 15 or more points in each of the Cougars' victories, none were larger than the 43-point performance leading Barton's knocking off No. 12 Odessa College in overtime. The 43 points was the third-best single game scoring output in Barton's now-54 years of competition while his 14-of-14 accuracy from the free-throw line was also a program 3rd best. For the week, Downing averaged 26.2 points for the three contests, shot 46.9 percent from the field including 41.6 percent behind the arc on 36 attempts, and was perfect from the charity stripe on 18 attempts. The sophomore transfer also had a pair of five-assist games to average 3.6 per week, to go along with, additionally averaging 3.6 rebounds.

OTHERS NOMINATED: Tyrone Marshall, Jr., Colby; Kalen Williams, Dodge City; Mohamed Diarra, Garden City; Nate Goodlow, Hutchinson.