Men's Basketball - Mike Strobbe, McKendree College
Mike Strobbe of McKendree College has earned American Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week honors for Feb. 6. Strobbe, a 6-7 junior forward from Ferguson, Mo., had a big hand in two Bearcat victories last week. He averaged 20.5 points, 15 rebounds and two assists in leading McKendree to AMC road wins at Williams Baptist College and the University of Illinois-Springfield. Strobbe poured in a career-high 33 points and grabbed a season-best 17 rebounds in McKendree's 100-83 win against Illinois-Springfield, the No. 19 team in NAIA Division I. He connected on 11-of-12 shots from the field and 11-of-14 attempts from the free throw line in the contest. For the week, Strobbe shot 77.8 percent from the field (14-of-18) and 76.5 percent from the foul line (13-of-17).

Also Nominated: Chance Smith of Williams Baptist College, Terrance Smith of Columbia College and Kelvin Johnson of the University of Illinois-Springfield.

Women's Basketball - LaTrice McMichel, Missouri Baptist University
LaTrice McMichel of MIssouri Baptist University has been named the American Midwest Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week. McMichel, a 6-1 senior guard from Indianapolis, Ind., led her team to a 2-0 record on the week. She averaged 36.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Against Harris-Stowe State University McMichel broker her own single-game scoring record with 46 points. She added seven rebounds, four assists and three steals as well in the game. She followed that performance with a 27 point, six rebound and three assists performance against William Woods University. On the week, McMichel shot 54-percent from the floor and knocked down 16-of-21 free-throw attempts.
 
Also Nominated: Leann Fossum of Columbia College; Theresa Goodwin of Hannibal-LaGrange College; Dominique Moses of University of Illinois-Springfield; Emily Hart of McKendree College; Brittany Foley of Williams Baptist University