After leading the Bradley men's basketball team to a pair of wins over Loyola and Drake, graduate student Mikey Howell was named Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week on Monday.
Against the top two teams in the MVC preseason poll, Howell averaged 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists, while shooting 58.3 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from 3-point range. He opened the week with his first double-digit scoring game of the season – tallying 12 points in a victory over Loyola. He then topped that versus Drake, setting season-highs with 14 points and three made 3-pointers to go with a game-high four assists.