ST. PAUL, Minn. – UW-Superior senior forward Vid Milenkovic (Zurich, Switzerland/DSB Belgrade (Serbia)) has been named Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
 
Milenkovic averaged 19.5 points, 11 rebounds and two assists per game, leading the Yellowjackets to a pair of conference victories at Northland Wednesday and North Central Saturday. He collected his third double-double of the season in the 78-54 win over the LumberJacks with 24 points and 14 rebounds, and had 15 points and eight boards at NCU. The 68-53 win against the Rams gave UWS its first 2-0 start to conference play since the 1997-98 season.
 
Milenkovic shot 50 percent (14-for-28) from the field and 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from the free-throw line for the week.
 
Through eight games this season, Milenkovic is averaging 16.4 points and 9.3 rebounds while shooting 46.1 percent from the floor.
 
The UMAC weekly honor is the first of his career.
 
UWS (4-4, 2-0) next hosts St. Scholastica Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.