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DENVER - Utah Valley sophomore guard Jake Toolson has been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 14-19. This is his first-ever WAC Player of the Week honor.
The Gilbert, Ariz., native averaged 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in a pair of wins last week, including an 84-71 road win at Idaho State and an 80-71 win over reigning Big West champion UC Davis in the Wolverines' home opener. Toolson opened the week with a career-high 27 points, knocking down 12-of-15 shots from the field, including a perfect 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. He also dished out four assists and pulled down five rebounds. He followed it up with 13 points in the win over UC Davis, connecting on 4-of-7 shots from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 at the charity stripe. Toolson also dished out a career-high five assists and pulled down five rebounds. On the week, Toolson shot an impressive 72.7 percent from the field, including a 60 percent mark from long range and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line. He also had a 4.5 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Other nominees included: CSU Bakersfield's Shon Briggs averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game last week ... Fred Sims Jr. of Chicago State averaged 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game over three games ... Grand Canyon's Joshua Braun averaged 24.5 points on 66.7 percent shooting, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks in a pair of wins ... Broderick Robinson of Kansas City averaged 11.0 points and 4.5 rebounds on the week ... NM State's Zach Lofton averaged 23.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists as the Aggies went 1-1 on the week ... Matej Kavas of Seattle U averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 blocks on the week ... UT Rio Grande Valley's Nick Dixon averaged with 24.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.7 assists as the Vaqueros went 2-1 on the week.