Milwaukee's Eayrs named Men's Basketball Player of the Week

Senior forward averaged 19.7 points, 7.7 rebounds in three Panthers wins

	Milwaukee's James Eayrs was named the League's Player of the Week after averaging 19.7 points in three Panthers wins.

Nov. 30, 2009

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INDIANAPOLIS - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee senior forward James Eayrs has been named the Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 29.

A native of Roseville, Minn., Eayrs averaged 19.7 points and 7.7 rebounds to lead the Panthers to three wins away from home last week.

Eayrs scored 28 points on 9-of-10 shooting, including 6-of-7 three-pointers, in only 19 minutes in Milwaukee's 96-77 victory last Monday over Texas State University in the NIT Season Tip-off. He then had 15 points and 10 rebounds in a 69-60 win Tuesday over Colgate University in the tournament and ended the week with 16 points and eight rebounds as the Panthers extended their winning streak to four with a 90-83 overtime victory Saturday at Bowling Green State University.

The 6-foot-7, 310-pound Eayrs ranks third in the League in scoring (17.6 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and is the only player among the top four in both categories.

The Panthers (5-2) are off to their best start since going 6-1 to open the 2004-05 season. Milwaukee will tip-off Horizon League play with home games against the University of Illinois at Chicago (1-3) Thursday and Loyola University Chicago (4-1) Saturday.

Other Top Performances for the Week
Troy Cotton, Green Bay (Sr., G) - Averaged 16.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in wins at North Dakota State and North Dakota, hitting six three-pointers against UND
Vaughn Duggins, Wright State (Jr., G) - In first action in nearly a year, scored 21 points in win over Central Michigan and then had 16 at Northeastern
Gordon Hayward, Butler (So., F/G) - Averaged 14.7 points and 10 rebounds as Bulldogs went 1-2 at in rugged 76 Classic
Terrance Hill, Loyola (Jr., G) - Junior-college transfer averaged 14.5 points and five rebounds as Loyola defeated Western Michigan and St. Ambrose
Thomas Kennedy, Detroit (Sr., F) - Had 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists in Titans' overtime loss at DePaul
DeAndre Mays, Youngstown State (Sr., G) - Scored 16 points against Geneva and 18 at Pittsburgh while hitting 6-of-10 three-point attempts in 1-1 week
Zavion Neely, UIC (So., G) - Had a career-high 24 points at Southern Illinois after netting 17 against Illinois State in 0-2 week for the Flames
Brandon Wood, Valparaiso (So., G) - Averaged 23.7 points per game -- including a League season-high 39 at Georgia Southern-- and 6.7 rebounds as Crusaders went 2-1 at the Legends Classic