Courtesy of Adam Hussman/MLC SID

ST. PAUL — It didn’t take long for Adam Loberger to adjust to college basketball as the freshman was named the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 4 – Nov. 10) at his first collegiate game at Martin Luther College.

Loberger scored 38 points and grabbed five rebounds in an 83-80 loss to Rockford University on Friday. The forward shot 13 of 29 from the field (44.8 percent), while knocking down four 3-pointers and shooting a perfect 8 of 8 from the charity stripe.

Loberger becomes the first MLC men’s basketball player to receive this honor under head coach Greg Holzhueter and the first since Todd Brassow, who won the award three times during the 2014-15 season .

“It’s an honor to be named Player of the Week,” Loberger talked about the price. When asked what helped him prepare for the first game, Loberger added: “Coach Holzhueter preached that playing hard in practice would translate into play. The competitive practices we’ve had thus far have helped me adapt to the level of college basketball so early in the season.