SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Helping Gonzaga move back into first place with a win at Santa Clara, Gonzaga's Graham Ike won West Coast Conference Player of the Week, while Santa Clara's Allen Graves won West Coast Conference Freshman of the Week for the third straight week.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – GRAHAM IKE, SR., F – GONZAGA
Graham Ike (Aurora, Colo.) recorded his sixth and seventh straight 20-point games, matching his career-best, in wins over Washington State and at Santa Clara last week. After scoring 20 points and grabbing seven rebounds against the Cougars, Ike boasted 21 points and 15 rebounds in the victory at Santa Clara. Ike shot 72 percent from the field in the wins combined (18-of-25). He also added seven assists total and a block in both games. Ike has now won conference player of the week five times this season and the Bulldogs own seven awards overall.
Also Nominated: Myron Amey Jr., LMU; Aaron Clark, Pepperdine; David Fuchs, San Francisco; Christian Hammond, Santa Clara; Paulius Murauskas, Saint Mary's; Elias Ralph, Pacific
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK – ALLEN GRAVES, FR., F – SANTA CLARA
Allen Graves (Ponchatoula, La.) averaged 14 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and an 8.0 assist/turnover ratio last week. He scored 15 points with a season-high four treys along with five rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block in SCU's 84-72 win over Seattle U, extending the Broncos' winning streak to nine games, their longest streak since 1994-95. He later logged 13 points with three rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals against Gonzaga. Graves now owns five conference weekly awards this season.
Also Nominated: Josh Dalton, LMU; Davis Fogle, Gonzaga; Jaion Pitt, Pacific; Dillan Shaw, Saint Mary's; Legend Smiley, San Francisco
West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
November 10: Josiah Lake II, Oregon State
November 17: Graham Ike, Gonzaga
November 24: Myron Amey Jr., LMU
December 1: Paulius Murauskas, Saint Mary's
December 8: Braden Huff, Gonzaga
December 15: Graham Ike, Gonzaga
December 22: Braden Huff, Gonzaga
December 29: Elijah Mahi, Santa Clara
January 5: Paulius Murauskas, Saint Mary's
January 12: Graham Ike, Gonzaga
January 19: Christian Hammond, Santa Clara
January 26: Paulius Murauskas, Saint Mary's
February 2: Graham Ike, Gonzaga
February 9: Joel Foxwell, Portland
February 16: Graham Ike, Gonzaga
West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Freshmen of the Week
November 10: Joel Foxwell, Portland
November 17: Liam Campbell, Saint Mary's
November 24: Joel Foxwell, Portland
December 1: Ace Glass, Washington State
December 8: Allen Graves, Santa Clara
December 15: Joel Foxwell, Portland
December 22: Ace Glass, Washington State
December 29: Dillan Shaw, Saint Mary's
January 5: Joel Foxwell, Portland
January 12: Joel Foxwell, Portland and Sash Gavalyugov, Santa Clara
January 19: Allen Graves, Santa Clara
January 26: Ace Glass, Washington State
February 2: Allen Graves, Santa Clara
February 9: Joel Foxwell, Portland and Allen Graves, Santa Clara
February 16: Allen Graves, Santa Clara