Cross averaged 21.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals during the week. He shot 65.4 percent (17-26) from the field and was a perfect 2-2 from beyond the arc. He scored a game-high 21 points and hauled in nine rebounds in a 65-60 loss at No. 7-ranked UW-Stevens Point on Jan. 16. Cross recorded 16 of his 22 points and seven of his 12 rebounds in the second half to help earn his second double-double of the season in the Pioneers’, 76-67, comeback victory at UW-Superior on Jan. 19. He added a career-best five steals to go with three blocked shots. Cross has recorded 20 or more points in three of the last four games and scored in double-figures in eight of the last nine contests.
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Jeff Heiden, Senior, Guard, Arlington Heights, Ill. (Prospect)
UW-Oshkosh, Sean Wise, Senior, Guard, Wautoma, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point, Clayton Heuer, Junior, Center, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
UW-Stout, Alex Oman, Junior, Forward, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
UW-Superior, Jarrod Peterson, Junior, Guard, Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata)
UW-Whitewater, Darnell Harris, Freshman, Forward, Milwaukee, Wis. (Hamilton)