Missouri Western men’s basketball coach Brett Weiberg announced the signing of one more student-athlete that will join the program for the 2013-14 season as part of his initial signing class at MWSU. Freshman Connor Soukup of Olathe, Kan. will join Charles Marquardt Ryan Devers, Wesley Mitter, Cortez Colbert and Dareon Jones who signed earlier this year.

Connor Soukup – 6-1-180, Freshman, Guard, Olathe South HS, Olathe, Kan.

Soukup a two year letter winner at Olathe South High School where he earned honorable mention All-Sunflower league honors and was on the Ray-Pec All-Tournament Team.

He was also on the Topeka Invitational All-Academic Team for his work in the classroom. At Olathe South, Soukup averaged 13.6 ppg, 4.6 assists per game, 3.3 rebounds per game and 2.9 steals per game. He is a very good shooter making 56.1-percent of his field goals and 48.9-percent from long range. He also made 78-percent of his free throws. His greatest sports moment was scoring 25 points and being named MVP against their rivals Olathe East. He was also selected to the first team All-Tournament Team at the Ray-Pec Showcase tournament in Dec 2012. He is also a solid student being in the National Honors Society and a member of the honor roll for four years. He plans on majoring in business at MWSU.

“I am very pleased to announce that Connor will be joining the Griffon Basketball family for 2013-14,” commented Head Coach Brett Weiberg. “He is a true combo guard that has the ability to make plays for his teammates but also score the ball himself. He can really shoot the ball from the 3pt line and really from all areas of the floor. More importantly, Connor has a motor and a strong desire to succeed. With our first recruiting class here at Missouri Western we have focused on bringing in good players that will work hard to better. Connor is a competitor, and excellent student and a good person.”

— MWSU Sports Information —