SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Leading Oregon State to two opening-week victories, including converting on a last-second shot earned Oregon State's Josiah Lake II West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week honors. Joel Foxwell from Portland won West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – JOSIAH LAKE II, JR., F – OREGON STATE
Josiah Lake II, a native of nearby Tualatin, Ore., finished both opening-week games in double-figures, scoring the game-winning basket against North Dakota State in the closing seconds and he followed that up with a career-high 22 points vs. UIC. Lake II also collected eight rebounds in each game.
Also Nominated: Rodney Brown Jr., LMU; Aaron Clark, Pepperdine; Mookie Cook, San Francisco; Joel Foxwell, Portland; Will Heimbrodt, Seattle U; Graham Ike, Gonzaga; Mikey Lewis, Saint Mary's; Elijah Mahi, Santa Clara; Elias Ralph, Pacific; Emmanuel Ugbo, Washington State
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – JOEL FOXWELL, FR., G – PORTLAND
Joel Foxwell led the Pilots to a 3-0 record to open the season, averaging 17.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals in 34.3 minutes per game. In the opener against Willamette, Foxwell scored 18 points, along with three rebounds, four assists and four steals. He recorded his first career double-double with 12 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in Portland's 83-74 win against Arkansas Pine Bluff last Thursday. Foxwell capped the week by carrying the Pilots to a 67-63 win against UC Davis. He posted a game-high 23 points to go with four rebounds and three assists. The Melbourne, Australia native shot 44 percent from the field, 33 percent from three-point range and 86 percent at the foul line over the three contests.
Also Nominated: Josh Dalton, LMU; Ace Glass, Washington State; Allen Graves, Santa Clara; Msatija Samar, Oregon State; Dillan Shaw, Saint Mary's; Legend Smiley, San Francisco; Mario Saint Supery, Gonzaga
West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
November 10: Josiah Lake II, Oregon State
West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Freshmen of the Week
November 10: Joel Foxwell, Portland