AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union senior T.J. Gillespie (Toledo/Toledo St. John's) has been named Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.

Gillespie led the Purple Raiders to a pair of wins last week as he had a game-high 21 points including a free throw with 0.8 seconds left in a 73-72 win over Marietta then he scored 14 points in a 93-80 win against Marietta.

Mount Union (12-2, 7-0 OAC) has won 10 games in a row and is alone in first place in the conference.

Gillespie is a team captain that is averaging 13.1 points per game and among conference leaders with 62 assists and 21 steals.