NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Millikin’s TJ Sims was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.
 
Sims, a sophomore guard from Bloomington, Illinois and Bloomington High School (Sport Management major), helped lead the Big Blue to a 2-1 record last week while averaging nearly 33 points per game. He scored 43 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field and a 23-of-25 effort from the free throw line, along with two steals and six assists during a 115-113 win at Greenville on Saturday. He totaled 16 points, 5 rebounds and one assist in a 65-56 win over Westminster on Friday and had 39 points, 2 assists and a steal against Aurora last Wednesday. He was 12-of-12 from the free throw line against the Spartans, while his 23 free throws against Greenville broke the Millikin single-game record of 21 set in 1951. Sims missed his first two attempts, but made 23 in a row from that point.
 
2015-16 CCIW Men's Basketball Players of the Week
TJ Sims – Millikin (11/23/15)
Juwan Henry – North Park (11/16/15)
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2014-15 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,500 academic all-conference recipients, 19 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 46 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 102 all-Americans.