DENVER ?“ Louisiana Tech forward Paul Millsap has been named the Xbox Live Western Athletic Conference men?™s basketball player of the week for January 10-16.
Millsap, a junior from Grambling, La. (Grambling HS), averaged 21.5 points, 16.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots in a pair of home victories last week. On Thursday, he scored 23 points and pulled down 15 rebounds against Hawai'i. He then had 20 points, 15 boards, six blocks, four assists and two steals in the win over Fresno State on Saturday. For the week, Millsap shot 54.8 percent from the field (17-of-31). It is Millsap?™s sixth career WAC Player of the Week award and third this season.
The other nominations were junior guard Kyle Shiloh, Nevada; sophomore forward Tyrone Nelson, New Mexico State; and senior forward Nate Harris, Utah State.