RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Harding’s Zach Roddenberry and Kristen Celsor received the Great American Conference’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players of the Week honors for their performances in the 11th week of the 2012-13 regular season.
 
GAC MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Zach Roddenberry, Harding, F, Sr., Conyers, Ga.
Roddenberry claimed his fourth GAC Player of the Week honor of the season by averaging 18.5 points and 10.0 rebounds in wins against Southern Arkansas and Arkansas-Monticello that pushed the Bisons into solo possession of first place. He scored 15 points and matched a GAC single-game record with 16 rebounds in an overtime win at SAU. Two days later, the fueled a Harding come-from-behind victory against the Boll Weevils as he totaled 22 points on 9-for-10 shooting.
                                                                                                                                                                                        
GAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kristen Celsor, Harding, F, Jr., Searcy, Ark.
Celsor earned the first GAC Player of the Week honor of her career after t­­­urning in a pair of stellar performances. She scored 21 points in only 24 minutes of against Southern Arkansas. She grabbed nine rebounds and shot 6-for7 from the field. Two days later, she scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Arkansas-Monticello. She rejected a career-high four shots against the Cotton Blossoms.
 
NOTABLE MEN’S NOMINEES
- Rod Camphor, G, Jr., Southwestern Oklahoma State (Averaged 17.0 PPG and 3.5 RPG in two games; shot 54.2 percent)
- Colby Carr, G, Jr., East Central (Scored career-high 31 points at SNU; first ECU player to post a 30-pt game since Jan 4, 2010)
- Colt Fason, G/F, So., Ouachita Baptist (Connected on 12-of-19 from the floor for the week while scoring 13 points per game)
- Melvin Haynes, G, Jr., Henderson State (Scored career-high 30 points and made eight 3-point field goals in win vs NWOSU)
- Chris Roussell, G, Sr., Southeastern Oklah­­­­­­oma State (Scored 21 points to go along with seven rebounds in win vs SNU)
- Jared Williamson, G, Sr., Arkansas Tech (Two late steals sealed win vs SAU; averaged 14.5 PPG 3.5 RPG and 3.0 APG)
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NOTABLE WOMEN’S NOMINEES
- Michelle Fisher, G, Jr., Southwestern Oklahoma State (Averaged 22.5 points in wins vs Henderson State and Ouachita Baptist)
- Ashley Robison, F, Jr., East Central (Led the Lady Tigers with 15 points and 4 3-pt field goals against Southern Nazarene)
- Destiny Smith, F, Sr., Henderson State (Posted consecutive games with at least 20 points and eight rebounds; shot 65.2 pct)
- Jessica Weatherford, F, Sr., Arkansas Tech (Connected on 14-of-23 shots in averaging 18.5 PPG; Added 8.5 RPG and 2.0 BPG)
- Emily Williams, G, So., Southeastern Oklahoma State (Totaled 19 points and five rebounds in win vs Southern Nazarene)
- Monica Williams, F, Sr., Ouachita Baptist (Averaged 28 points and 13 rebounds on 50 percent shooting in two games)