MIAC Release

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Saint John's freshman guard Peyton Podany (Anoka, Minn.) was named the MIAC Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, Feb. 16.

Podany averaged 25.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in 29.5 minutes per game with a .567 shooting percentage (17-for-30), including a 6-for-13 showing (46.2 percent) from three-point range, as SJU (14-10, 10-5 MIAC) clinched an MIAC Playoff berth last week with two road wins in St. Paul. He also went 11 of 12 from the free-throw line. 

He went toe-to-toe with the MIAC's leading scorer, Noah Shannon, by scoring a career-high 34 points on 12 of 18 shooting (4-for-7 from three-point) and fell one rebound shy of a double-double with nine in Wednesday's 89-81 win at Macalester. He also added three assists and three steals in 35 minutes of action. Podany followed that with a game-high 17 points in Saturday's 74-72 victory at Hamline.

The Johnnies host Augsburg for Senior Day and the regular-season finale at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, in Sexton Arena.