PORTLAND, OR — Saint Martin's Men's Basketball (18-4, 7-2 GNAC) was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Team of the Week after securing two home wins against the GNAC's top squads.

The Saints would rebound from their previous week's losses in a big way as the Men's Basketball team would pick up two huge wins against Central Washington and Northwest Nazarene. SMU would host the Wildcats on Thursday, January 23rd in a well-rounded 67-55 victory that saw Jaden Nielsen-Skinner and Marcel Stevens lead the team with 10 points apiece. They would follow up the dominant win with a dramatic come-from-behind 58-54 victory against Northwest Nazarene on Saturday, January 25th. Diego Trejo-Delgado would be the team's main scorer, dropping 18 points while Stevens would once again register 10 points. You can read the GNAC's full story, including quotes from Head Coach Aaron Landon, right here.

The Men's Basketball team will hit the road later this week to face Montana State Billings on Thursday, January 30th, and Seattle Pacific on Saturday, February 1st. The Saints are currently tied for first place in the GNAC's Men's Basketball standings with a .778 conference winning percentage and you can see the rest of the standings here.