University of Evansville senior men's basketball player Kenneth Harris is this week's Vectren Student-Athlete of the Week at UE after pacing the Purple Aces to a 74-61 victory over Illinois-Springfield last Friday with 17 points and 10 rebounds in exhibition play.

The Purple Aces will kick off the 2011-12 regular-season on Saturday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. by hosting two-time national runner-up Butler at the Ford Center.  Saturday's game can be seen on-line on AcesTV.