MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State junior guard Ishmael El-Amin, continuing his breakout season, was named the MAC West Division Player of the Week.
El-Amin averaged 16.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals over the Cardinals' final two games at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.
The Minneapolis, Minnesota, product scored a game-high 18 points in BSU's Christmas Day win over Portland. He scored 15 of them in the second half to help the Cardinals break open a tie game for a double-digit victory.
El-Amin also had 14 points two days earlier against UTEP.