DENVER – Idaho’s Stephen Madison has been named Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 3-9.
Madison, a senior forward from Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS), averaged 23.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in leading the Vandals to a pair of home wins. He shot 50 percent (17-of-34) from the field, 40 percent (4-of-10) from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from the free throw line over the two games.
In a 73-67 win over New Mexico State, Madison scored 24 points with eight rebounds, two steals, one assist and a block. In Idaho’s 70-63 overtime win against Texas-Pan American, Madison hit a deep three with nine seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game and send the contest into overtime. He tallied 22 points, 13 rebounds and two assists in the win over UTPA.
Madison is averaging 18.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.6 blocks per game this season.
Other nominees included: Chicago State senior guard/forward Quinton Pippen scored 28 points in a win over UMKC … Grand Canyon junior guard Jerome Garrison scored 28 points in a win over Bakersfield … Kansas City freshman guard Martez Harrison scored 27 points in a loss to Chicago State … New Mexico State junior center Tshilidzi Nephawe scored 22 points in a road win at Seattle U … Seattle U junior guard Isiah Umipig averaged 22.5 points over two games … Texas-Pan American junior guard Shaquille Boga averaged 15.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in two games … Utah Valley senior guard Holton Hunsaker scored a season-high 29 points in a win at Grand Canyon.