DENVER Tulsa guard Dante Swanson has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens basketball player of the week for Dec. 17-23.
Swanson, a junior from Wagoner, Okla. (Wagoner HS), was named the MVP of the Yahoo! Sports Invitational played last week in Laie, Hawaii after he averaged 20.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals in three wins. Swanson was 19-of-22 (.864) from the field including 7-of-9 from three-point range. He also was 15-of-20 from the free throw line. In the opening game against Buffalo, he scored a team-high 21 points and had four steals. Two nights later in the championship game versus BYU-Hawaii, Swanson scored a game-high 25 points and was 9-of-9 from the field including three treys.
The other nominations were senior forward Abe Jackson, Boise State; senior guard Predrag Savovic, Hawaii; and junior guard Brandon Hawkins, San Jose State.
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