BURNSVILLE, Minn. – After helping the Bemidji State University Men's Basketball team to two wins and a weekend sweep over Concordia University-St. Paul and Minnesota State University, Mankato, junior forward John Sutherland has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division Player of the Week announced by the league Monday.
 
Sutherland earns his second career NSIC weekly accolade and second of the season after previously being named the North Division Player of the Week on Nov. 21.
 
The Grand Rapids, Minn., native helped the Beavers to the weekend sweep by averaging 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals over two games. He totaled 42 points on the weekend on 59.3 percent (16-27) shooting from the field and went 10-for-15 from the free throw line.
 
Sutherland began the weekend by scoring 15 points, grabbing four rebounds and adding four assists in the Beavers 88-71 victory over the Golden Bears. He then followed that performance by scoring a career-high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season against the Mavericks.
 
Sutherland is currently sixth in the NSIC by averaging 19.4 points per game, third in rebounds per game (8.8) and leads the conference by shooting at 61.3 percent from the field.
 
He was joined by University of Sioux Falls' Matt Cartwright as the South Division Player of the Week after Cartwright averaged 38.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
 
Sutherland and the rest of the Beavers hit the road this weekend looking to extend their three-game win streak by traveling to Wayne State College and Augustana University. The Beavers first face the Wildcats Friday, Jan. 20 followed by the Vikings Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
 
For more information on the Bemidji State men's basketball program, tickets or schedules, visit BSUBeavers.com, follow the Beavers on Twitter (@BSUBeaversMBB), like them on Facebook (facebook.com/BSUBeavers) and like them on Instagram (@BSUBeaversMBB).
 
Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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