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DENVER - Missouri-Kansas City junior guard Martez Harrison has been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6. This is his first WAC Player of the Week honor of the season and the second of his career.
The Kansas City, Mo., native averaged 19.5 points, 4.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game as the Kangaroos went 1-1 on the week. In a win over UT-Martin last Tuesday, Harrison hit a step-back 18-foot jumper with 13.8 seconds left to put UMKC up by three and seal the victory, which gave the ‘Roos a 4-0 record at home for the first time since 2010. He scored 24 points in that game, his second-highest total of the season, and added five assists and a steal. In a loss at Iowa, Harrison had a team-best 15 points to go along with four assists and three rebounds.
Other nominees included: CSU Bakersfield's Kevin Mays averaged 14.0 points and 9.0 rebounds on the week ... Pascal Siakam of NM State averaged 19.0 points, 17.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks as the Aggies went 1-1 on the week ... Seattle U's Manroop Clair averaged 14.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists as the Redhawks went 1-2 on the week ... JJ Thompson of UT Rio Grande Valley averaged 20.3 points, 4.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals as the Vaqueros went 1-2 on the week ... Utah Valley's Marcel Davis averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists on the week.