Augustana's Swetalla Named CCIW Men's Basketball Player of the Week

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Nate Swetalla of Augustana was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday after his performance during the previous week of competition.

Swetalla, a junior from Bettendorf, Iowa, nursed a sprained ankle and scored a total of just 12 points in two games, but played a tremendous role on the defensive end of the floor. In a 57-54 win at fifth ranked Illinois Wesleyan on Jan. 25, he held Keelan Amelianovich, a former CCIW “Player of the Year” and a second team D3hoops.com All-America selection last year, to just eight points on two of eight shooting from the floor, two of five from three-point range and two of two from the free throw line.

On Jan. 29, he guarded Elmhurst’s Chris Martin, a fourth team all-American a year ago by D3hoops.com and a player who had been averaging 24 points a game coming into the contest. In the 63-60 Viking victory, Swetalla held Martin to just four baskets on 14 attempts, including a 1-for-4 effort from three-point range.

Swetalla logged 61 minutes in the two games and finished the week with 12 points and four rebounds. He shot .556 (5-9) from the field and .667 (2-3) from three-point range. He had one assist and it was his basket off an offensive rebound with just four seconds left that provided the winning points in the win at Elmhurst.

2005-06 Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

January 30- Nate Swetalla (Augustana)
January 23- Keelan Amelianovich (Illinois Wesleyan)
January 16- Nick Michael (Elmhurst)
January 9- Anthony Simmons (North Central)
January 3- Keelan Amelianovich (Illinois Wesleyan)
December 19- Korte Long (Millikin)
December 12- Rick Harrigan (Augustana)
December 5- Bjorn Berg (North Park); Rick Harrigan (Augustana)
November 28- Chris Martin (Elmhurst)
November 21- Tony Bollier (Wheaton)