GREG ROSS OF CENTRE COLLEGE, a senior forward from Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named SCAC Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played Monday, December 19 through Monday, January 2.

Ross closed out 2011 with a bang, winning Most Outstanding Player at the Papa John’s/Country Hearth Inn Tournament. He recorded a double-double in the first game against Berry, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

He then hit two free throws with less than a second remaining in overtime to provide the winning margin in Centre’s 69-67 win over the previously undefeated Cavaliers.

For the week, Ross nearly averaged a double-double with 17 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game. He also shot a sizzling 65 percent (13 of 20) from the floor while averaging 2.5 assists per game and one steal a game.