For the second time this season, sophomore forward Elijah Childs has been honored as Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week after averaging a double-double in a pair of games.
Childs tallied 18.5 points and 11.0 rebounds against Drake and Evansville, shooting 57.1 percent from the field with three blocks and three assists. He scored a career-best 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting versus the first-place Bulldogs on Tuesday before adding his sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 boards versus the Purple Aces.
The forward also collected the weekly accolade on Nov.