TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Announced
DENVER – UT Rio Grande Valley's Lesley Varner II has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 10 through Feb. 17.
Varner, a senior forward from Cedar Hill, Texas, helped the Vaqueros stay perfect in the month of February, picking up home wins against Utah Valley and Seattle U. Against UVU, the senior scored 11 points to go with 14 rebounds, four assists and three steals. He flipped the switch from defensive to offensive on Saturday, scoring 23 points with eight rebounds with a pair of assists in a 79-72 win over Seattle U. On the year, he is eighth in the WAC in scoring at 14.0 points per game and fifth in rebounding at 6.1 rebounds per game.
Other nominees included: California Baptist's De'jon Davis put up 19 points to go with 19 rebounds in a non-conference blowout of Westcliff … CSU Bakersfield's Greg Lee averaged 14.5 points per game with 4.0 rebounds per game in a home split against Chicago State and Kansas City … Grand Canyon's Jovan Blacksher Jr. posted his second career double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds in an overtime win against Kansas City and followed that up with 14 points in a win over Chicago State … Kansas City's Brandon McKissic scored 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead to Roos to an important road win at CSU Bakersfield on Saturday … NM State's Jabari Rice hit the game-winning three-pointer to finish with 29 points, adding eight rebounds in an 84-82 win over Utah Valley on Saturday … Utah Valley's Isaiah White averaged 22.0 points per game in road losses at UT Rio Grande Valley and NM State.