Week 7: 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 December 8-14, 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, averaged 31.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists in a pair of home wins this week. He scored 38 in Wednesday's win over Waldorf before posting a 24-point, 15-rebound outing on Saturday against Midland. Van Kalsbeek is leading the NAIA in points per game (30.1) and is fourth in rebounding average (12.0).

Defensive – Kaden Van Regenmorter, Morningside University (Forward)

Kaden Van Regenmorter of Northwestern College is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports men's basketball defensive player-of-the-week.  Van Regenmorter, a freshman from Hull, Iowa, was had six steals in a pair of wins last week. He also piled up 15 rebounds 14 of them on the defensive end of the floor to go along with a blocked shot.