Austin Grunder, MBB, Athlete, Cortland

Grunder averaged 32.3 points and 10 rebounds per game as Cortland won three games during the week to earn a berth into the SUNYAC playoffs. He began the week Tuesday with 26 points and 13 rebounds in a 73-66 win at Buffalo State. During that game he reached the career 1,000-point mark in just his second season of action; he's only the second Cortland men's player to reach 1,000 points in his first two seasons. Grunder followed that effort with 37 points and seven boards in a 103-90 home win over Buffalo St. Friday, and on Saturday, with Cortland needing to win to make the playoffs, he scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 74-66 win over Geneseo. Grunder has scored more than 30 points six times this season. For the week, he shot 64 percent from the floor (38-of-59) and was a perfect 16-for-16 from the foul line.