OGDEN, Utah (January 18, 2016) – Montana senior, Martin Breunig was named the Big Sky Conference men's basketball Player of the Week after leading the Grizzlies to two conference road wins last week. Breunig averaged 24.5 points and 10 rebounds in Montana's wins over Northern Colorado and North Dakota.
Breunig, a native of Leverkusen, Germany, scored a game-high 22 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the Grizzlies' 73-66 win at Northern Colorado last Thursday. The senior hit 8-of-11 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line in the win.
The Montana forward followed Thursday's performance with 27 points and 12 rebounds in the Grizzlies' 65-61 win at North Dakota on Saturday. Saturday's double-double was Breunig's seventh of the season. His 27 points came on 12-of-16 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe. His 12 boards were split evenly on the offensive and defensive side of the court.
Breunig, last season's Big Sky Newcomer of the Year and a preseason All-Big Sky selection this season, is fifth in the conference in scoring with 18.2 points per game. He is second in the conference in rebounding with 9.3 boards a game and 109 total rebounds.
This is Breunig's second-career Big Sky Conference weekly honor and his first of the 2015-16 season.
Others Nominated: Venky Jois – Eastern Washington; Victor Sanders – Idaho; Casey Oliverson – Southern Utah; Tyler Hall – Montana State; Ako Kaluna – Northern Arizona; Quinton Hooker – North Dakota; Joel Bolomboy – Weber State; Dallas Anglin – Northern Colorado; Ethan Telfair – Idaho State; Justin Strings – Sacramento State; Isaiah Pineiro – Portland State
