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DENVER - Utah Valley junior forward Konner Frey has been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 15-21. This is his first-ever WAC Player of the Week honor.
The Bountiful, Utah, native averaged a double-double of 16.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game as the Wolverines went 2-0 on the week. Frey opened the week with 14 points and nine rebounds in a win over Chicago State. He then recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds in a come-from-behind win over Missouri-Kansas City. He also had two steals, one block shot and an assist. Frey, who entered the week averaging 14.0 points and 6.8 rebounds, shot 45.5 percent from three-point range on the week, well above his season average of 32.1.
Other nominees included: CSU Bakersfield's Kevin Mays averaged 15.5 points and 11.0 rebounds as the Roadrunners went 1-1 on the week ... Fred Sims Jr. of Chicago State averaged 16.5 points and 3.5 rebounds on the week ... Grand Canyon's Ryan Majerle averaged 13.5 points on 52.9 percent shooting, 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.5 steals as the Lopes went 2-0 on the week ... Pascal Siakam of NM State averaged 12.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, 4.7 blocks, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals as the Aggies went 2-1 on the week ... Seattle U's Jack Crook averaged 17.0 points and 7.5 rebounds on the week ... Shaquille Hines of UT Rio Grande Valley averaged 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.0 block and 1.0 steal as the Vaqueros went 1-1 on the week.