VALLEY CITY, ND  (VCSUVikings.com)  The North Star Athletic Association announced their third installment (Nov. 11 through Nov. 17) of the 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Players-of-the-Week Tuesday.  Valley City State (N.D.) swept the weekly honors as Lamar Grayson was selected as the Offensive Player-of-the-Week, while his teammate Awga Nywesh was chosen as the Defensive Player-of-the-Week.

North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week – Offense
Lamar Grayson – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’0″ – Senior – guard – Richfield, Minn. – Grayson paced Valley City State (N.D.) to a 1-1 record on the week.  He scored a career-high 29 points on his 12-of-18 field goals in an 89-71 win over Viterbo (Wis.), extending the Vikings to their six-game winning streak.  He added 18 points (7-of-14 field goals) in VCSU’s 89-67 setback to St. Francis (Ill.).  For the week, Grayson averaged 23.5 points per game, shot 59.4 percent from the field (19-of-32 field goals), and added nine rebounds (4.5 rebounds per game), four assists (2.0 assists per game), and six steals (3.0 steals per game).

North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week – Defense
Awga Nywesh – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’4″ – Senior – guard – Austin, Minn. – Nywesh helped Valley City State (N.D.) to a 1-1 record on the week in the Viterbo (Wis.) Tournament (defeated host-team Viterbo and lost to St. Francis, Ill.).  He registered two blocks in both games (2.0 blocks per game for the week) and averaged 1.5 steals per game.

The Vikings host Dakota Wesleyan Saturday afternoon at the W. E. Osmon Fieldhouse.