Concordia’s Tyler Velasquez has been named the Red Lion Men’s Basketball Player of the week.
 
Velasquez, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., had his best week as a Cavalier after averaging 26 points per game to help CU extend its winning streak to seven games. Velazquez was efficient from the floor, hitting 62.1 percent of his shots, including 50 percent from 3-point range (7 of 14)…The junior also came up with 5 steals over the weekend and currently ranks No. 3 in the NAIA DII with 54 steals and No. 4 with 2.7 spg…Velasquez is also No. 10 in the NAIA with 10 9assists this season and facilitates the country’s No. 2-ranked scoring offense at 94.5 points per game.
 
Honorable mention: Ben Van Lith, C of I