Men’s Final 8
Brock’s Madalyn Weinert and Toronto’s Iñaki Alvarez have been named the U SPORTS basketball athletes of the week for the period ending December 4, 2022.
Madalyn Weinert, Brock
- Position: Guard
- Year: 2nd
- Hometown: St. Catharines, Ont.
- Major: Medical Sciences
Madalyn Weinert picked up a pair of double-doubles as the Badgers split their final weekend of action before the holiday break. On Friday, she scored a game-high 22 points and added 14 rebounds, six assists, four blocks and a steal as the Badgers downed then-No. 9 Carleton 73-65. The next night, she scored 20 points and added 13 rebounds (including seven offensive boards) as the Badgers fell to No. 6 Ottawa.
Iñaki Alvarez, Toronto
- Position: Guard
- Year: 3rd
- Hometown: Altafulla, Spain
- Major: Kinesiology
Iñaki Alvarez put up a career-high 40 points, including going 6-for-8 from three-point range, while adding three boards, one assist and one steal in a narrow 96-95 loss to then No. 3-ranked Queen's Gaels on Saturday. The night before, he scored 12 points and added six rebounds, eight assists and three steals in the Varsity Blues’ 90-81 win over Ontario Tech.