Men's Basketball - Brandon Bishop, Missouri Baptist University
Brandon Bishop from Missouri Baptist University has been named the American Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 8. Bishop, a 5-11 freshman guard from Wright City, Mo., poured in 25 points and added eight rebounds, three assists and six steals in the Spartans' 101-88 loss against Park University, the No. 14 team in NAIA Division I. Five of Bishop's nine field goals came from three-point range in the effort.

Also Nominated: Eddie Smith of the University of Illinois at Springfield

Women's Basketball - Emily Hart, McKendree College
McKendree College senior Emily Hart is the Jan. 8 selection as the American Midwest Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week. Hart, a 6-0 forward from Columbia, Ill., collected a career-high 36 points to go along with 11 rebounds in the Bearcats' 113-112 home victory on Jan. 5 against Olivet Nazarene University. Hart also chipped in with three assists as she went 14-of-20 from the field and 8-of-11 from the foul line. It marked the third consecutive double-double for Hart, and her fifth in six outings. This effort came one game after Hart grabbed a career-best 19 rebounds in McKendree's 77-71 overtime victory against then-No. 7 The Master's College.

Also Nominated: Angela Cerrito from Missouri Baptist University, Nicole White from the University of Illinois at Springfield and Whitney Davis from Columbia College