BOSTON - IUPUI junior guard Marcus Burk has been named the CollegeInsider.com Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week for his efforts in the Jaguars wins over Anderson and at South Florida last week.  

Burk, an Indianapolis-native, averaged 25.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game while leading the Jags in scoring in both victories. He shot 60.6 percent (20-of-33) from the floor, 57.1 percent (8-of-14) from three-point range and made all three free throws during the week. He scored 23 of his game-high 25 points in the first half of the Jaguars win over Anderson, closing with 25 points and four steals in that victory. He followed with a game-high 26 points, a career-high nine rebounds and two assists in the win at South Florida, marking IUPUI's first-ever win over an AAC foe.

The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top Mid-Major player in Division I college basketball.

The award is named in honor of Lou Henson who retired after a spectacular coaching career that lasted 41 years. When he left the game in 2005 he was sixth all-time in career Division I wins with 779. He is the winningest coach at both Illinois and New Mexico State. He is one of only 12 coaches in the history of the game to take two schools to the Final Four.

For the season, Burk ranks second in the league in scoring (20.7 ppg), third in threes made (2.8/game), fourth in steals (2.0 spg), sixth in field goal percentage (49.3%) and 11th in minutes played (32.3 mpg). 
 
The Jags will return to action on Wednesday night (Nov. 20) when they trek to Chicago to take on Loyola (Ill.) at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.