Rochester, MN-
The Players-of-the-Week in men's basketball in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference have been selected for the week ending on Sunday, January 21.
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Sophomore Guard Central Lakes College
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Keonte' Jenkins, a sophomore guard at Central Lakes College, helped lead the Raiders to a 1-1 record this week with a pair of strong efforts. In a 111-108 loss to league-leading Vermilion Community College, Jenkins led all scorers in the contest with 40 points and 12 boards. In a 79-71 defeat of Mesabi Range College, the Ft. Wayne product had 19 points, five steals and eight rebounds in a balanced performance for Central Lakes. For the week, Jenkins averaged a double/double, scoring 29.5 points per game and hauling in ten rebounds per contest.
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Sophomore Forward Rochester CTC |
Michael Cornelious, a sophomore forward at Rochester CTC, had 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists in a mid-week MCAC South 86-61 win for the Yellowjackets over Ridgewater College. He followed up that effort with a 16 point, 10 rebound effort against Riverland Community College, a 83-61 RCTC triumph on Saturday. Cornelious and Rochester currently sit 15-2 overall and are a perfect 4-0 atop the MCAC Southern Division. |
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