AMC Men's Basketball Players of the Week - No. 17 (Feb. 24)

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Bennie Amos iii of Harris-Stowe and Kevin Taylor of William Woods were selected AMC Men's Basketball Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week, announced the conference office today.

The players are now eligible for the NAIA Men's Basketball Players of the Week which is announced on Tuesday.

AMC Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week
Bennie Amos iii, Harris-Stowe
Sr. | G | New Orleans, La.

• Led the Hornets to a 1-1 record on the week
• Scored 51 points over two games, averaging 86 percent from the foul-line and 51 percent from the field
• Added 10 rebounds, four assists and one steal

Other Notable Performance: Wade Williams, Central Baptist: led the way offensively against the Cougars, shooting 42 percent from deep

Nominees: Bennie Amos iii, Harris-Stowe; Wade Williams, Central Baptist; Henry Shannon III, William Woods; Lamont Jackson, Crowley's Ridge; Collin Parker, Columbia

AMC Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week
Kevin Taylor, William Woods
Sr. | G | Acworth, Ga.

• Tallied 16 rebounds and one steal per game over a pair of victories, which gave William Woods its first-ever AMC regular season title
• Notched his seventh double-double this season with 16 points and 13 rebounds on the victory over Missouri Baptist
• Collected a career-high 19 boards in a 94-65 triumph at Mission

Other Notable Performance: Collin Parker, Columbia: scored 45 points and pulled down 21 boards

Nominees: Kevin Taylor, William Woods; Collin Parker, Columbia; Jonas Carlisle, Central Baptist; Seth Chargois, Harris-Stowe

2024 AMC Men's Basketball Players of the Week (Offensive; Defensive)
Week One (Oct. 28): Jonas Carlisle, Central Baptist; Keondre Brown, Harris-Stowe
Week Two (Nov. 4): Sage Borbon, Central Baptist; Kevin Taylor, William Woods
Week Three (Nov. 11): Ahian Barnett, UHSP; Brock Davis, UHSP
Week Four (Nov. 18): Sage Borbon, Central Baptist; Seth Larson, Columbia
Week Five (Nov. 25): Zak Brown, Crowley's Ridge; Kevin Taylor, William Woods
Week Six (Dec. 2): Collin Parker, Columbia; Kevin Taylor, William Woods
Week Seven (Dec. 9): Collin Parker, Columbia; Collin Parker, Columbia
Week Eight (Dec. 16): Sage Borbon, Central Baptist; Braxton Cousins, Crowley's Ridge
Week Nine (Dec. 23): Zak Brown, Crowley's Ridge; Collin Parker, Columbia
Week Ten (Jan. 6): Timquorian Johnson, Crowley's Ridge; Braxton Cousins, Crowley's Ridge
Week Eleven (Jan. 13): Collin Parker, Columbia; Beau Washer, Columbia
Week Twelve (Jan. 20): Gabe Johnson, Central Baptist; Collin Parker, Columbia
Week Thirteen (Jan. 27): D'Mari Wiltz, William Woods; Collin Parker, Columbia
Week Fourteen (Feb. 3): Collin Parker, Columbia; Collin Parker, Columbia
Week Fifteen (Feb. 10): Francis Okwuosah, William Woods; Henry Shannon III, William Woods
Week Sixteen (Feb. 17): Collin Parker, Columbia; Jonas Carlisle, Central Baptist
Week 17 (Feb. 24): Bennie Amos iii, Harris-Stowe; Kevin Taylor, William Woods