Junior guard Avery Tyler of Bellevue University has been named MCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 31.

Tyler, a native of Omaha, Neb., averaged 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game last week as the 19th-ranked Bruins posted wins over College of the Ozarks and top-ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan University.  In the 81-70 victory over previously-undefeated OKWU, Tyler had 25 points and seven rebounds.

Bellevue, which is 18-6 overall (6-0 MCAC), has won 15 games in a row.

OTHERS NOMINATED: Steve Briggs (Oklahoma Wesleyan University), Steven Burks (Peru State College), Sean High (Central Christian College) and Corey Standerfer (York College).