Nick Cortese, Millsaps College, Men's Basketball

Nick Cortese, Millsaps College, Men's Basketball

NICK CORTESE OF MILLSAPS COLLEGE, a junior guard on the men's basketball team from Lafayette, La., has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending February 19, 2012.

Cortese, currently in his third season on the Majors' men's basketball team, is a a Resident Assistant on campus. He works for the admissions office as a MAPS (Millsaps Ambassador for Prospective Students), and is also a member of CSA here at Millsaps (Catholic Student Association).

Cortese has helped put together community service projects periodically including helping build a home through Habitat for Humanity. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, he has helped with another build in Habitat for Humanity and helped serve at Stewpot.

Cortese also volunteers at a local church (St. Richard’s) and teachs Confirmation classes there as well as youth nights.

SCAC Character & Community
Male Student-Athlete of the Week
Week 1 Drew Moroux, Millsaps College
Week 2 Stephen Borutta, Hendrix College
Week 3  Nathan Haywood, Birmingham-Southern College
Week 4 Elton Skipper, Austin College
Week 5 Watson Hartsoe, Sewanee: University of the South
Week 6  Tim Rembowski, Centre College
Week 7  Chris Lutz, Colorado College
Week 8  Jamie King, Oglethorpe University
Week 9  Markham Stayton, Trinity University
Week 10  Colin McCulloch, Southwestern University
Week 11  Blaise DuFrain, The University of Dallas
Week 12 Ben Owens, Rhodes College
Week 13 Caleb Lee, Birmingham-Southern College
Week 14 Josh Saunders, Austin College
Week 15 Braeton Hightower, The University of Dallas
Kory Kilpatrick, Rhodes College
Week 16 Patrick Flanigan, Southwestern University
Week 17 Jeff Nadel, Colorado College
Week 18 Calvin Cahall, Centre College
Week 19

Nick Cortese, Millsaps College
Alex Koeppel, Hendrix College