INDIANAPOLIS – McKendree University senior guard John Steppe has been selected as the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week in men’s basketball, it was announced by the league office on Monday. 

In guiding the Bearcats to a 2-0 record this past week, Lockhart averaged 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

In McKendree’s 69-53 victory over Lincoln Christian on Tuesday, Steppe registered his second career double-double, both of which have come this season, with 22 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.  The Effingham, Ill., native also tallied three assists and two steals in the win.

The Bearcats’ senior co-captain then helped lead the Bearcats to a come-from-behind 80-70 win over Trevecca Nazarene on Saturday, which extended McK’s win streak to three games. He had 17 points and six assists to go along with four rebounds.

With the victory, Steppe was able to move into the top 40 on the Bearcats’ all-time scoring chart, ending this past week with 1,067 career points.

This is the first weekly honor for a McKendree basketball player. 

Steppe currently rates seventh-best in the GLVC with 17.3 points per game, and is fourth in rebounds with 7.3 caroms each time out.

McKendree (3-3) stays home this week to host Principia College on Tuesday.