Sam Amsbaugh Award Player of the Week Week Of 12/4/2016 Sport Men's Basketball School Simpson College Year Junior Position Hometown Sheffield, Iowa High School West Fork Men’s Basketball - Player of the Week Sam Amsbaugh, Simpson College Jr., F., Sheffield, Iowa / West Fork Helped Simpson to a 2-1 record on the week with wins over Saint Mary’s (MN) and Wartburg College Amsbaugh averaged 33 points, 9 rebounds and shot 71.2 percent from the field Went 5-7 from 3-pt range and posted Simpson’s 10th 40-point game and first since 2006 with 40 against Saint Mary’s (MN) Amsbaugh’s 40pt game was the most by a Simpson player against a non-Grinnell opponent since 1995. In opening action of conference play Amsbaugh helped Simpson defeat Wartburg by putting up 21-pts, 4-rebounds, and 3-assists. Amsbaugh is second in the IIAC and top-20 in Division III with 25.3 ppg Amsbaugh is now a two-time Men’s Basketball Player of the Week (12/4/16, 1/18/16)
