GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College's Kai Te Huki '27 has been named the first Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Performer of the Week of the 2026-27 campaign.
 
Te Huki, from Palmerstown North, New Zealand (Palmerstown North Boys School), led the Pioneers to a 2-0 start with a pair of victories over the weekend. He had 23 points, five rebounds and three assists in 120-117 win at Greenville University on Friday morning. Te Huki followed it up with 32 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in overtime, in a 128-127 win against Covenant College on Saturday.
 
On the weekend he averaged 27.5 points, three rebounds and two assists per game while shooting 18-of-31 (.581) from the floor, 13-of-22 (.591) from the 3-point line and 6-of-8 (.750) from the free throw line.