Offense Player of the Week: JR Cison, Valley City State (N.D.)
Cison, a senior guard from Lake Zurich, Ill., was selected as the Offense Player-of-the-Week.
He led Valley City State (N.D.) to an undefeated 3-0 record for the week, thanks to his 25.7 points average on his 28-of-51 field goals (54.9 percent) and 15-of-27 from the 3-point line. He also converted all six free throw attempts.
Cison scored 30 points in VCSU’s season opener victory over Minnesota-Moris on his 12-of-24 field goals and 6-of-13 3-pointers. He dished out six assists in the game. He followed with 21 points in Vikings’ victory at Mount Marty (S.D.) and 26 points (9-of-14 field goals, 6-of-8 3-pointers) in VCSU’s win versus Doane (Neb.).
This is Cison’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.