Week 1: GPAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following men's basketball players-of-the-week for contests played October 27-November 2, 2025. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Basketball Players-of-the-Week

Offensive – Jesse Van Kalsbeek, Northwestern College (Forward)

Jesse Van Kalsbeek of Northwestern College is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men's basketball offensive player-of-the-week.  Van Kalsbeek, a sophomore from Sheldon, Iowa, led the Raiders to three wins last week, averaging 31.0 points and 12.3 rebounds per game. In a win over Saint Francis he had 44 points, without making a three-point field goal, while shooting 77.3 percent from the floor.

Defensive – Jesse Van Kalsbeek, Northwestern College (Forward)

Jesse Van Kalsbeek of Northwestern College is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men's basketball defensive player-of-the-week.  Van Kalsbeek, a sophomore from Sheldon, Iowa, led the Raiders to three wins last week, averaging 31.0 points and 12.3 rebounds per game. He was a force on the glass, picking up a double-double in each game, with 10, 13, and 14 rebounds, respectively. He also collected five steals on the week. Van Kalsbeek has two 40-point double-doubles so far in four total games.