Delta State forward Willie Readus (SR, 6-7, 265, Morton, MS) was tabbed the
Noah Basketball Gulf South Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for second time this season. The senior led DSU to a 2-1 record in league action last week, averaging 22.7 points and 12.0 rebounds while shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 83.3 percent from the charity stripe.
Readus recorded a double-double in all three contests, upping his GSC lead to 13 double-doubles this season. He tipped off the week on Monday, guiding DSU to a 92-70 home triumph over West Alabama by netting 25 points and grabbing a game-high 11 boards in 34 minutes. The Morton, MS native’s best effort of the week came in a loss, as Readus scored a team-best 25 points and added a game-high 15 rebounds in 35 minutes of a 76-73 setback at West Georgia. Delta State got back on the winning track via an 83-74 win at Shorter on Saturday, thanks to Readus’ 18-point, 11-rebound outing.