AUGUSTA, GA -- Tylandrius Parks of Union University has been named the men's basketball Division II Player of the Week by the D2CIDA. The graduate student guard from Pacahontas, Tenn., averaged a double-double in two conference wins for the Bulldogs with 23 points and 12.5 rebounds per game while shooting 52 percent from the field.

He scored 26 points with seven rebounds and six assists in a 77-64 win over Montevallo, then came just shy of a triple-double with 20 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists in an overtime win against Auburn-Montgomery. The 18 rebounds is the most in a single game in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) so far this season. Parks averaged 7.5 assists per game on the week, adding a pair of steals and a block.

Parks leads the GSC in scoring at 20.5 points per game and is fourth in rebounding and eighth in assists. He is also second in the league in 3-point field goal percentage.

Union is currently atop the GSC standings with a 7-1 league record and have won five in a row.

The Division II Player of the Week is selected by the Division II Conference Information Directors Association (D2CIDA). A complete list of weekly award winners can be found here.