Nate Schimonitz Award Player of the Week Week Of 1/20/2020 Sport Men's Basketball School Nebraska Wesleyan University Year Senior Position Guard Hometown Omaha, Nebraska High School Creighton Prep Male Athlete of the Week – Men’s Basketball – Player of the Week Nate Schimonitz, Nebraska Wesleyan University Sr., G, Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep Schimonitz dropped 63 points in two games last week as the Prairie Wolves went 2-0 and remain undefeated in conference play (8-0). The Kohawks gave NWU a run for their money, but Schimonitz dropped 31 points with 8 rebounds, while shooting 65% (13-20) from the field, as the Prairie Wolves held on to win 82-76. On the road at Central, the senior scored 32 points on13-of-15 shooting (4-4 from 3-point range) along with 7 assists, as the Prairie Wolves rolled along 115-69. On the week, the Omaha, Neb. native shot 74% from the field, going 26-35 and 7-11 from the 3-point line. Schimonitz leads the A-R-C in points per game at 27.0 ppg. This is the senior’s fourth Player of the Week nod in 2019-20, and ninth of his career (1/20/20, 12/15/19, 11/18/19, 11/11/19, 11/26/18, 11/19/18, 2/25/18, 2/5/17).
