Box Score Drake University junior Kale Abrahamson (West Des Moines, Iowa) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week for the second time this season, the league announced. The honor is also the fifth-straight for the Drake University men's basketball team and Drake student-athletes have now earned the honor 13 times in the 19 weeks it has been awarded.

Abrahamson led Drake with 30 points in the win over Abilene Christian, the second-most points by a Bulldog this season behind his 41 points and the third most in the Valley this season. His 30 points came via 9-of-14 shooting and a 5-of-9 night from the arc. He also added a season-high eight rebounds and a career-high four assists in 33 minutes.  

The 30-point output was his second game this season with 30 or more points and third with 20 or more points.  His two 30-point games mark the first time a Bulldog has scored 30 or more points in a game twice in a season since 1993-94.  Abrahamson is also averaging 7.5 rebounds per game in the last two games.  
Academically, Abrahamson received his psychology degree in three years and currently has a perfect 4.0 GPA in his MBA coursework.