The Team of the Week was in its fourth season in 2000-01, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
| Men | Pos. | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Denson Sr., McMurry |
G | Alisa DiBonaventura Sr., Delaware Valley |
| Shawn Kindred Fr., Ohio Wesleyan |
G | Mollie Fitzgerald So., Trinity (Texas) |
| Joel Kolmodin Fr., Wheaton (Ill.) |
F | Jessica Atkinson Sr., Hendrix |
| Mark Lesko Jr., Muhlenberg |
F | Kristyn Grassi Jr., Eastern Connecticut |
| Justin Muth Sr., Cal Lutheran |
C | Carry Boehning Sr., UW-Stevens Point |
| Games of Dec. 26, 2000-Jan. 6, 2001. | ||
Women's
Alisa DiBonaventura
DiBonaventura was named the MVP of the Frostburg State/Don Parsons Invitational, notching a career-high 26 points and nine assists in the 100-75 championship-game victory against Frostburg. She averaged 19 points, 9.5 assists and 7.5 rebounds in the two games.
Mollie Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald led the Tigers to two conference wins averaging 22 points on 16-for-34 shooting, 7-for-14 from 3-point range. The sophomore averaged 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals.
Jessica Atkinson
Atikinson helped Hendrix stay in the hunt for its fourth SCAC title, averaging 16 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 68.2% from the floor.
Kristyn Grassi
Grassi was MVP of Grand Canyon Classic on Dec. 28-29, with 18 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in a 76-60 win over Ramapo. The junior added 17 and 13 in a 79-75 win against Puget Sound. Has helped ECSU to 7-1 start for second consecutive year.
Carry Boehning
Boehning had 19 points and nine rebounds in an 83-81 upset of No. 3 UW-Eau Claire, shooting 7-for-14 from the field while committing just one turnover. She added 26 points and 12 boards in a 76-61 win over UW-Platteville on 9-for-16 shooting, plus 8-for-8 from the line.
Men's
Alex Denson
Became 26th player to surpass 1,000 career points with 19 vs. Huston-Tilloton. Had 32 points (22 in deciding second half) with eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in win over SW Assemblies of God. Helped team defeat rival Hardin-Simmons on the road 126-105 on Saturday with 30 points (28 in the first half), six rebounds, two assists and four steals. McMurry went 3-0 for the week.
Shawn Kindred
Kindred scored 17 points and shared team lead with 7 rebounds in an NCAC win over Kenyon, then shared team lead with 19 points and dished out 8 assists in an 87-79 loss at Wittenberg. The freshman shot 7-for-13 from 3-point range and posted an 11-to-6 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Joel Kolmodin
The Wheaton freshman averaged 18.7 points per game and 10 rebounds in three games last week. Kolmodin grabbed 10 offensive rebounds last week. He shot 67 percent (20-for-30) from the field and was 5-for-5 from 3-point range, while shooting 79 percent (11-for-14) from the free-throw line, helping lead Wheaton to the Whittier College Poet Classic championship. In the tournament's championship game, a 74-56 win over Whittier, he scored a game-high 22 points with 10 rebounds on 8-for-12 shooting from the field.
Mark Lesko
Lesko had double-doubles in all three games on the week, averaging 27.0 points and 11.3 rebounds while shooting 58.2 percent from the field. He scored 36 points vs. Albright (second game this season with 35-plus points). Named to the all-tournament Team of Moravian's tournament, blocking four shots against Grove City in the opening round and adding 17 points and 13 boards against Moravian in championship.
Justin Muth
Muth poured in 33 pts on 10-for-16 shooting and 13-for-17 from the free-throw line and bring down 10 boards against Luther, then against Augsburg the following night Muth scored 21 points on 9-for-17 shooting and 3-for-4 from the line. He also grabbed 14 boards, dished out two assists, two blocks, and two steals.