Brandon Emerick Named NACC Men's Basketball Player of the Week

The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference announced Tuesday morning that Rockford University senior guard Brandon Emerick has been named the NACC Men's Basketball Player of the Week. This is now the third time in his illustrious career that Emerick has been named the conference's player of the week. Emerick also becomes the first RU men's basketball player to garner the award this season.

Brandon Emerick scored a team-high 26 points to lead the Regents to a 91-83 road win this past Saturday over St. Norbert. Emerick connected on 57.1% of his shot attempts including going 7-of-12 (58.3%) from three-point range. He also added a game-high 7 assists and 1 steal to his totals. The win moved the Regents to 7-2 on the season, including a 2-1 mark in NACC play.

Rockford is back on the road on Wednesday, December 15 at Edgewood College. Tip-off between the Regents and Eagles is set for 7:00 PM.