Koning Earns First Career Defensive Player of the Week from Crossroads League

JACKSON, Mich. – For the first time in his Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's basketball career, Trent Koning has been named the Crossroads League Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, December 16.

Koning averaged four steals per game during the week in the team's games against Pacific Union and Cal Maritime. Against Cal Maritime, the junior from Cedarville, Ohio wreaked havoc on defense with six steals. Koning also provided on the other end of the floor, averaging 22 points per game on the week.

Koning and MVNU wrap up their West Coast trip at Simpson University on Monday, December 16 at 3:00 p.m.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,100 students from 33 states and 26 foreign countries.