ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Drake University senior Brady Ellingson (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) has been named both the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player and Newcomer of the Week, the league announced Monday, Jan. 21.
The graduate-transfer is the second Bulldog to sweep the league's weekly honors this season and one of just 19 players in league history to accomplish the feat.
Ellingson led the Bulldogs to a pair of conference wins last week over Bradley and Missouri State with 40 total points on torrid shooting. He shot 14-of-19 (.737) from the field and 12-of-17 (.