Justin VanWambeke Award Player of the Week Week Of 12/18/2016 Sport Men's Basketball School Loras College Year Senior Position Hometown Machesney Park, Ill. High School Harlem Men’s Basketball - Player of the Week Justin VanWambeke, Loras College Sr. G, Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem Sealed the win over the University of Wisconsin Platteville to help Loras move to 5-4 overall VanWambeke put up 36 points in the Duhawk victory to become 40th member of 1,000-point club at Loras Scored buzzer-beater to defeat UW-Platteville 88-86, scoring 36 points (7-of-16 FG, 3-of-6 3FG), securing three rebounds, and adding one assists His 36 points was a career-best, slightly edging his 34 in a triple overtime win last season VanWambeke also made 19-of-21 from the free throw line VanWambeke was a first team All-Iowa Conference selection for the 2015-16 season The last Loras player to win Men’s Basketball Player of the week: Mirko Grcic (1/11/16)
