DENVER, COLO. (Jan. 31) - Fresno State forward/center Larry Abney has been named the Western Athletic Conference men's basketball player of the week.
Abney, a senior from Nyack, N.Y. (Fresno City College), recorded his eighth double-double of the year when he scored 11 points and pulled down a career-high 24 rebounds in a 75-73 win over 13th-ranked Tulsa on Saturday. The 24 rebounds are a WAC season-high and rank third nationally this year. He also had four steals in the game. Two nights earlier, Abney grabbed 11 rebounds and scored five points in an 86-53 win over Rice. Abney is the WAC 's leading rebounder with 11.0 per game. The victories helped Fresno State jump up to second place in the WAC. The Bulldogs are now just a half game behind Tulsa in the standings.
Other nominations included: senior forward/center Marquette Alexander, Hawai`i; senior forward Marquise Gainous, TCU; senior guard Jarvis Mullahon, UTEP; and junior forward David Shelton, Tulsa.