For the third time this season, Northwest Missouri State junior forward Ryan Hawkins has been named the&nbsp;MIAA's&nbsp;Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week.Hawkins (Atlantic, Iowa) averaged 23.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and shot 53.1 percent from the field in leading Northwest to a pair of road&nbsp;MIAA&nbsp;victories. Hawkins played all 80 minutes in the two games.Hawkins collected his third double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in a 71-56 win at Emporia State.&nbsp;Hawkins scored a game-high 32 points on 11-of-18 shooting and grabbed four rebounds to go along with five steals in a 73-68 victory at Washburn. Hawkins hit a driving left-hand layup with 3:38 to play and added two free throws with 2:33 left to put Northwest on top of Washburn for good at 66-65. It was the fourth 30-point plus scoring game this season for Hawkins.Hawkins leads the league in scoring (23.6 ppg) and in steals (2.2 spg). He is second in the&nbsp;MIAA&nbsp;in three-point field goals made (45) and in three-point field goal percentage (45.0%). He ranks third in the league in field goal percentage (56.3%) and in minutes per game (34.6 mpg).The Bearcats will play a single game this week on Saturday at home against Missouri Western. Tip is set for 3:30 p.m. in Bearcat Arena following the women's matchup between Missouri Western and Northwest.

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Northwest's Hawkins named MIAA men's basketball Player of the Week