Lewis-Clark State College’s Damek Mitchell was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
 
Mitchell, a five-foot-nine senior guard, led a strong LC State team into its first games of the season and leads the team in scoring and assists after two games. The Bellingham, Wash., native averaged 14.5 points per game, including an 18-point performance in game two on Saturday. He was 4-for-5 from 3-point range in the game and 6-for-9 overall (66.7 percent). Mitchell is shooting 60 percent from the field and dished out nine assists in two games. He was one of the team's top rebounders with nine over the weekend.