WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Mount Union senior guard Chris Painter Jr. (Akron / St. Vincent-St. Mary) has been named the Midstream Lighting Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week (12/12).

Painter helped the Purple Raiders get a pair of OAC wins last week over No. 9 John Carroll and Ohio Northern. In the win over John Carroll, he scored a season-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting and also had four rebounds and three assists.

This is the first time that Painter has won the award in his career.