Mid-Major Madness Men’s Player of the Week Voting: Nov. 2-8

We need your help to decide our men’s player of the week from the opening week of the college basketball season by voting in the poll below.

Here are our top five men’s candidates for Nov. 2-8 and a recap of their outstanding performances from across the first week of college basketball action.

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Jayden Reid — Memphis

Following stints at South Florida and Northwestern, 5-foot-10 senior guard Jayden Reid has seemingly finally found a home at the head of this Memphis offense. Last week, he led the Tigers their first opening-day win over a top-25 opponent since topping 24th-ranked Purdue back in 1995.

Reid opened the week on Monday night by dropping 26 points on 6-for-11 shooting and swiping two steals to down No. 18 Iowa State, 80-76. He scored seven straight points for the Tigers with under three minutes left, including a dagger three with 38 seconds on the clock which put Memphis ahead for good.

He followed that up on Saturday by leading an 89-88 upset of VCU, knocking down a pair of free throws with five seconds left to set his Tigers at 2-0 to start the season. Reid finished with a career-high 32 points and went 11-for-21 from the field, adding seven assists and three steals in the win.

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Tim Ibukunoluwa — Siena

In his first week of college basketball, 6-foot-8 freshman wing Tim Ibukunoluwa just earned himself both the Metro Conference’s Player and Rookie of the Year with two marquee performances. Despite a season-opening loss to Bryant, the Aussie started his college career with a double-double of 20 points, 14 rebounds and two steals on the road. He was one of just eight freshmen in their Division-I to debut with a 20+ point double-double.

Ibukunoluwa returned five days later and led the Saints to a bounce back, upset win over Princeton with yet another double-double effort. This time, he chipped in 30 points, 12 rebounds and two assists while setting a program record for consecutive made field goals by going a perfect 12-for-12 shooting. His…

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