DENVER Louisiana Tech forward Paul Millsap has been named the Western Athletic Conference mens basketball player of the week for January 17-23.
Millsap, a sophomore from Grambling, La. (Grambling HS), scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots in 40 minutes of play in a 58-57 win over SMU on Saturday. It was his 12th double-double of the season. Millsap was 10-of-15 from the field and 5-of-7 from the free throw line. It is Millsaps second career WAC Player of the Week award and first for a Bulldog player this year.
The other nominations were sophomore guard Jermaine Blackburn, Boise State; senior center Mustafa Al-Sayyad, Fresno State; sophomore forward Nick Fazekas, Nevada; senior forward/center Eric Castro, SMU; junior guard/forward Jason Williams, UTEP; and senior forward Jarius Glenn, Tulsa.
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