Payton Sparks has been named the Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the MAC office announced Monday afternoon.
Sparks went for a career-high 27 points and added 14 rebounds in Ball State's 89-76 win at Buffalo on Saturday a few days after putting up 19 points and a career-best 17 rebounds against Western Michigan. For the week, the senior center averaged 23.0 points on 60 percent shooting from the field (15-for-25), 15.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game.
The senior center increased his season averages to 12.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game with the performances.