Elijah Watson Named Great Midwest Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week
MIDLAND, MICH. - Elijah Watson, a redshirt senior on the Northwood University Men's Basketball team, has been named the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week, the league announced Monday (November 25).
Watson led Northwood to a pair of regional road wins last week, averaging 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. He shot 65.0 percent from the floor (13-20) and 66.7 percent from 3-point range (2-3). In Northwood's 84-65 win at Davenport, Watson had 20 points, 13 rebounds and four assists while going 9-12 from the floor. Then in NU's 89-73 win at Purdue Northwest, he overcame foul trouble to finish with 11 points, four rebounds, four assists and two blocks while playing just 18 minutes.
Northwood will host rival Saginaw Valley Tuesday night (November 26). Game time is set for 6 p.m.