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DENVER - NM State sophomore forward Pascal Siakam has been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 9-15. This is his first WAC Player of the Week honor of the season and the third of his career.
The Doula, Cameroon, native averaged 25.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks as the Aggies went 1-1 on the week. In a season-opening win over Houston Baptist, he finished with a career-high 28 points on 67 percent shooting and recorded his eighth career double-double as he added 11 rebounds to go with three blocks. Siakam followed it up with 23 points, eight boards and four blocks in a loss to New Mexico Sunday. After the first week of play, Siakam leads the WAC in scoring, blocked shots and minutes per game.
Other nominees included: Kevin Mays of CSU Bakersfield finished with 17 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting, 10 rebounds, two assists and a steal in a win over San Diego Christian ... Chicago State's Trayvon Palmer had 17 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and two steals in a rout of Illinois Tech ... De'Andre Davis of Grand Canyon tallied 19 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals in a win over Portland State ... Missouri-Kansas City's LaVell Boyd averaged 18.0 points on 81.3 percent shooting, 2.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds as the ‘Roos went 1-1 on the week ... Brendan Westendorf of Seattle U averaged 13.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals over two games ... UT Rio Grande Valley's Shaquille Hines finished with 18 points and six rebounds in a loss at Miami (Fla.) ... Konner Frey of Utah Valley averaged 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 1.0 assists and 1.0 blocks as the Wolverines went 1-1 on the week.