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DENVER - NM State senior guard Ian Baker has been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 12-18. This is his second WAC Player of the Week honor of the season and the third of his career.
The Washington, D.C., native led the Aggies to a huge pair of road wins last week to run their win streak to eight games. He averaged 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game over the two games. In NM State's second rivalry win in four days last Tuesday, Baker had a game-high 20 points and five boards at Battle of I-10 rival UTEP. In that same game, he became the 34th player in NM State history to record 1,000 career points. On Saturday, Baker finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in an 81-70 victory over Arizona State. It was NM State's first victory over a Pac-12 opponent since 1999.
Other nominees included: Dedrick Basile of CSU Bakersfield finished with 30 points, six assists, two rebounds and a steal in a win over Bethesda ... Chicago State's Fred Sims Jr. averaged 20.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 assists in a pair of losses ... DeWayne Russell of Grand Canyon averaged 20.5 points, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals as the Lopes went 1-1 on the week ... UMKC's LaVell Boyd averaged 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.0 steals as the Roos went 0-2 on the week ... William Powell of Seattle U averaged 5.5 points, including 7-of-8 free throws, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists as the Redhawks went 2-0 on the week ... UT Rio Grande Valley's Antonio Green averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists as the Vaqueros went 2-1 last week ... Brandon Randolph of Utah Valley finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a loss at Weber State last week.