FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kaleb Hammeke of Fort Hays State was named the MIAA Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week on Monday for his efforts over the past couple of weeks. This week's honor combined games from the two weeks prior to the holiday break. Hammeke helped the Tigers to a 4-0 record over that span and a team milestone, while also reaching an individual milestone.
Hammeke helped FHSU enter the holiday break on a four-game win streak by averaging 16.3 points, 5.8 assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game over a four-game stretch. He led the Tigers in scoring in three of the four games, which included a season-high 24 points in the 18-point win over Regis on December 22. He tied his career high for assists with nine in the 66-50 win over nationally ranked MSU Denver. He scored the final seven points for FHSU in its win over William Jewell on the road in a matchup of teams that both made the NCAA Tournament last year.
Over the four-game span, Hammeke shot 51.1 percent from the field, scored in double figures all four games, hit 57.1 percent (8-of-14) of his 3-point field goal attempts, and had at least three assists in all four games.
In the win over nationally ranked MSU Denver, Hammeke helped the Tigers reach 1,700 wins as a program. FHSU is only the sixth NCAA Division II program to reach the 1,700 wins mark in its men's basketball history. By scoring 15 points in the game, Hammeke went past the 1,700 points mark for his career, becoming only the second Tiger to reach the milestone joining Alonzo Goldston. Hammeke now sits just 40 points shy of Goldston's school record 1,766 points, currently with 1,726. He is also just five assists shy of 500 for his career.