hayden diekhans

Hayden Diekhans

  • Award
    Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/20/2024
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Montana Tech
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Forward
  • Hometown
    Geraldine, Mont.
  • High School
    Fort Benton High School
Offense of the Week: Hayden Diekhans, Montana Tech

Diekhans, a junior forward from Geraldine, Mont., was chosen as the Offense Player of the Week.

Diekhans had a monster weekend for the No. 7 ranked Orediggers as they went 2-0 record against a pair of NAIA opponents.  He scored 11 points in MT’s 102-58 victory over Cal Maritime.  He followed up with 24 points (11-of-16 field goals) in Orediggers’ 85-83 victory over No. 22 ranked Lewis-Clark State (Idaho).

Diekhans averaged 17.5 points per game and shot 71.4 percent from the field (15-of-21 field goals).  He also averaged 5.5 rebounds per game.
 
This is Diekhans’ first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.