JAMESTOWN, N.D. (JimmieAthletics.com) – Jon Purintun has been selected as the Great Plains Athletic Conference/Hauff Mid-America Sports men’s basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday morning.

Purintun averaged 27.3 points per game in helping the Jimmies to a 3-0 record last week. In Jamestown’s 87-73 win against Valley City State (N.D.) University on Saturday, Purintun set a new UJ record with 45 points, beating the previous mark of 41 set by Brent Offerdahl in 1994-95.

For the week, Purintun shot 62 percent from the floor (31-of-50) and made five of his 11 three-point attempts. He also shot 15-of-20 (75%) from the foul line.

The Jimmies, now 14-3 this season, travel to Madison, S.D., for a non-conference matchup against Dakota State University Thursday at 7 p.m.