TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Basketball Players Of The Week Announced
ARLINGTON, Texas – Utah Valley’s Le’Tre Darthard and UT Arlington’s Brandon Walker have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Men’s Basketball Player and Freshman of the Week, for the game week ending on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Darthard, a junior guard, enjoyed a terrific all-around performance for Utah Valley in an 88-78 win over Long Beach State on Dec. 3. Darthard logged 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 7-of-11 from 3-point range, pulled down four rebounds, dished out three assists, blocked two shots and added two steals for the Wolverines in the victory. Darthard’s seven made 3-pointers were one off equaling the top single-game performance in the WAC this season.
Walker, a forward, was a strong contributor as a reserve in a 1-1 week for UTA, averaging 11 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 47.6 percent from the field. Walker tallied 12 points and eight rebounds in a home victory against Howard Payne on Nov. 28 and contributed 10 points and five boards on the road at LSU on Dec. 2.
2022-23 TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Le’Tre Darthard, Jr., G, Utah Valley (Dec. 5)
Justin Johnson, Sr. F, UTRGV (Nov. 28)
Freddy Hicks, So., G/F, Tarleton (Nov. 21)
Cameron Tyson, R-Jr., G, Seattle U (Nov. 14)
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Brandon Walker, F, UT Arlington (Dec. 5)
Kobe Knox, G, Grand Canyon (Nov. 28)
Parsa Fallah, C, Southern Utah (Nov. 21)
Adante’ Holiman, G, UTRGV (Nov. 14)
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