Posted: Nov 26, 2018
Muskingum junior Marcus Dempsey has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for his spectacular play during the week of November 19-25.
Dempsey led the team with 24 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists in the Muskies 81-80 victory over North Park on Saturday. He shot 8-for-17 (47.1%) from the field, including 4-for-8 (50.0%) from the arc.
On Sunday, Dempsey went off with a season-high 34 points on 12-of-20 (60.0%) shooting. He also added a team-best seven rebounds in their 92-69 win over Mount St. Joseph.
Dempsey scored 58 total points on 54.1% shooting from the field (20-of-37), while adding 18 rebounds and eight assists in two games last week.