Miami Ohio University Athletics
de Vries, Byers Named Miami Athletes of the Week
12/22/2025 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
For their performances last week, Ilse de Vries and Brant Byers are Miami's Athletes of the Week, presented by Skyline Chili for the week of Dec. 22.
Female Winner: Ilse de Vries
In 24 minutes of play, Ilse de Vries had 20 points (career-high), five rebounds and four blocks (career-high) in a 66-50 win over Green Bay on Saturday afternoon. de Vries connected on 9-of-14 field goals and made two triples in the win over the Phoenix. Green Bay was coming off a five-point loss to No. 20 Washington. Miami improves to 4-0 at home this season. A sophomore forward from Groningen, Netherlands, she is studying Sales Management in the the College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science.
Male Winner: Brant Byers
Brant Byers led the Red and White to a 2-0 week in a pair of away contests, as the RedHawks are still undefeated at 12-0. Miami defeated Wright State 83-76 Tuesday night and Ball State 86-77 Saturday afternoon. Byers totaled 43 points (21.5/game), shot 12-of-18 from the field (66.7%) and knocked down 7-of-9 shots (77.8%) from the three-point line over the two games. He also totaled nine rebounds (4.5/game), three steals (1.5/game) and one assist (0.5/game) on the week. Byers started the week strong against the Raiders, setting a career-high 27 points after shooting 5-of-6 from the three-point line. He also added five rebounds and three steals on the night. Byers went on to record 16 points, four rebounds and one assist against the Cardinals. A redshirt sophomore wing from Chambersburg, Pa., he is studying Small Business Management in the College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science.
Female Winner: Ilse de Vries
In 24 minutes of play, Ilse de Vries had 20 points (career-high), five rebounds and four blocks (career-high) in a 66-50 win over Green Bay on Saturday afternoon. de Vries connected on 9-of-14 field goals and made two triples in the win over the Phoenix. Green Bay was coming off a five-point loss to No. 20 Washington. Miami improves to 4-0 at home this season. A sophomore forward from Groningen, Netherlands, she is studying Sales Management in the the College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science.
Male Winner: Brant Byers
Brant Byers led the Red and White to a 2-0 week in a pair of away contests, as the RedHawks are still undefeated at 12-0. Miami defeated Wright State 83-76 Tuesday night and Ball State 86-77 Saturday afternoon. Byers totaled 43 points (21.5/game), shot 12-of-18 from the field (66.7%) and knocked down 7-of-9 shots (77.8%) from the three-point line over the two games. He also totaled nine rebounds (4.5/game), three steals (1.5/game) and one assist (0.5/game) on the week. Byers started the week strong against the Raiders, setting a career-high 27 points after shooting 5-of-6 from the three-point line. He also added five rebounds and three steals on the night. Byers went on to record 16 points, four rebounds and one assist against the Cardinals. A redshirt sophomore wing from Chambersburg, Pa., he is studying Small Business Management in the College of Liberal Arts and Applied Science.
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