Men's Basketball | 2/17/2026 3:02:00 PM

Rolla, Mo. -- The accolades for Spencer Swenson (Fr., F, Sauk Rapids, Minn.) keep rolling in. Swenson was named the NABC/D2CIDA National Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon.

The freshman forward is the first Golden Eagle in program history to earn a National weekly honor.

Minnesota Crookston picked up a pair of wins last week largely behind the efforts of Swenson, who averaged 28 points and 10 rebounds per game while adding three blocked shots, two assists and a steal.  He made 23 of his 35 shots from the floor (65.7 percent) and nine-of-11 at the free throw line (81.8 percent) in the victories over Minot State and UMary. 

Swenson made nine of his 15 field goal attempts, including one from three-point range and six-of-eight at the line in Minnesota Crookston's 72-69 win over Minot State, adding seven rebounds, two blocks, an assist and a steal along the way.  

Two days later, Swenson posted a career-high 31 points and matched his season-best with 13 rebounds to help the Golden Eagles down UMary 71-66.  He went 14-of-20 from the floor and made all three of his free throws to become the first player in UMC history with five consecutive games with 20 or more points.  

The double-double was the fifth of the season for Swenson, who was selected as Player of the Week in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Swenson also became the first Golden Eagle freshman in program history with five straight 20 or more point games.

Swenson, who earned the first conference weekly honor for the Golden Eagles since 2019, has led the Golden Eagles to two wins in a row.

Minnesota Crookston will host Minnesota Duluth tonight for a chance at three wins in a row.