DENVER ?“ Nevada forward Nick Fazekas has been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference men?™s basketball player of the week for November 28-December 4.
Fazekas, a junior from Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley HS), averaged 29.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in a pair of road wins at Kansas and Pacifc. On Thursday night, Fazekas scored a career-high 35 points, including 21 in the second half, in Nevada?™s 72-70 win over Kansas. He also defended the potential game-tying shot as time expired. On Saturday, Fazekas scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in helping to snap Nevada?™s 20-game losing streak at Pacific, 77-70. For the week, he was 21-of-34 (.618) from the field and 14-of-15 (.933) from the free throw line. It is Fazekas?™ fifth career WAC Player of the Week award and second for a Wolf Pack player this year.
The other nominations were junior guard Kenny Wilson, Boise State; junior forward Quinton Hosley, Fresno State; junior forward Paul Millsap, Louisiana Tech; and junior guard Elijah Ingram, New Mexico State.