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Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week Voting: Jan. 5-11

Story byRiley FrainFri, January 16, 2026 at 2:52 AM UTC·4 min readWe are officially into the new year and need your help to decide our men’s player of week for Jan. 5-11 by voting in the poll below. Here are our top five men’s candidates and a recap of their outstanding performances from across week nine of the college basketball season. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDerek Simpson (Saint Joseph’s)It’s been a roller coaster ride on Hawk Hill this season with a new head coach joining weeks before the season, an up-and-down start to the campaign and the departure of Deuce Jones II. Last week, Simpson helped to bring some stability to a team that was winless in Atlantic 10 play with a pair of career-high performances to lead St.

Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week Voting: Jan. 5-11

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Key Highlights

  • Joe’s back to .500 in conference. On Jan.
  • 7, Simpson managed his first-ever double-double with 23 points, a career-high 11 assists, four steals and three rebounds as the Hawks came back to defeat Duquesne in overtime.
  • Four days later, he made it back-to-back double-doubles with 19 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and two assists as St.
  • Joe’s edged out Richmond on the road, 67-65. Tre-Vaughn Minott (Portland State)Portland State is in the midst of a three-game win streak and is undefeated in the Big Sky Conference thanks to recent developments from the 6-foot-9 Minott, who scored double-digits in all three wins.
  • However, last week, as the Vikings handedly beat Sacramento State at home, 96-69, Minott raised his play to another level. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe South Carolina transfer dropped a career-high 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field, grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds and swatted four blocks to lead Portland State’s win.
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