Rose named CCIW Player of Week

Posted on February 18, 2019
Brady Rose and the Illinois Wesleyan men’s basketball squad open CCIW tournament play at home on Tuesday against Carroll. (WJBC file photo)

By Greg Halbleib

BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan’s Brady Rose is the men’s basketball Player of the Week in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

The senior guard from Bloomington scored 21 points in a win over North Park, then chipped in 20 points in Saturday’s regular season finale at Carroll. Rose moved into eighth in all-time scoring at Illinois Wesleyan with 1,638 points.

The Titans host Carroll in a rematch of Saturday’s contest on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the CCIW tournament quarterfinals.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]. 

 

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