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 |