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Player of the Week (Marquette) Consistency is key in college basketball, and Tyler Kolek has been about as consistent as one can be as of late for the surging Marquette Golden Eagles. Kolek produced back-to-back 27-point and seven rebound performances in his last two games — a pretty wild statline. On Saturday against St. John’s,…
UConn Streaking
Player of the Week (UConn) Cam Spencer had one of the more consistent weeks for UConn as it extended its win streak to 11. Spencer had 23 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals on Saturday against St. John’s. On Wednesday against Butler, the senior guard followed up the performance with 20 points and…
Newton, Apple of UConn Eyes
Player of the Week: (UConn) Tristen Newtown has shown a ton of grit and heart for UConn throughout its winning streak. The guard for the nations No. 1 team scored 25 points against Villanova, followed by 22 points, four rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes against Xavier on Sunday. Despite a rough shooting performance…
Ring the Alarm
Player of the Week (Creighton) Ryan Kalkbrenner has been a workhorse all year for Creighton, but even more so as of late. In the triple overtime victory over Seton Hall, Kalkbrenner logged 54 minutes, 28 points, nine rebounds and an astounding seven blocks. Just three days later, the 7-foot-1 senior added 16 points and nine…
Claude Grabbing Applause
Player of the Week (Xavier) Desmond Claude has been a big reason behind Xavier’s two-game win streak. In the victory over Providence, Claude added 21 points and five rebounds on 56.3 percent shooting. On Tuesday, the sophomore kept it going, scoring a season-high 26 points against Butler. The young guard is earning himself a prominent…
Hair Apparent
Player of the Week (Providence) Despite Providence’s three-game losing streak, Devin Carter has been playing some of his best basketball of the year as of late. Carter has reached 20+ points in four out of his last five games, including a 31-point performance against St John’s on Wednesday. Carter also added 13 rebounds and four…
Trey-ning Day
Player of the Week (Creighton) Trey Alexander started the New Year with a bang against Georgetown on Tuesday, scoring 25 points on 64.7 percent shooting from the field, including shooting 60 percent from beyond the arc. The junior guard also brought in five assists and four rebounds in the Bluejays victory. Prior to the 25-point…
Pirate’s Life
Player of the Week (Seton Hall) Christmas came early for Kadary Richmond and the Seton Hall Pirates this week. Richmond led the way for the Pirates in their upset victory over No. 5 UConn on Wednesday. The senior poured in 23 points, six rebounds and five assists — but the most staggering stat from that…
Mr. Cincy, Quincy Olivari
Player of the Week (Xavier) While Xavier continues to try and get on the right track this season, Quincy Olivari has been a bright spot thus far. The Rice transfer is averaging 17.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists with his new team. Olivari has turned up the scoring as of late, averaging 30.5 points…
He’s Crafty
Player of the Week (Marquette) Tyler Kolek has been heating up as of late as Marquette battles through its tumultuous early-season schedule. Over his last four games, Kolek has averaged 19.3 points, including a 28-point performance in the win over No. 12 Texas on Wednesday. The senior has been doing it all for the Golden…
Clingan to Winning Ways
Player of the Week (UConn) The 7-foot-2 sophomore has been leading the way as the big man for the defending champion Connecticut Huskies this season. Clingan is averaging 15 points 6 rebounds this year but has turned up the scoring at the end of November. The Bristol, Connecticut, native may not log the most minutes,…
Big East Feasting
Player of the Week: , Villanova Previously being on our top five most improved Big East players list, Dixon dropped a career high 31 points in the team’s recent win over Creighton. His 31 points was the highest scored by a Villanova player all season and the first 30-point game by a Wildcat since Collin…
Addae to Remember
Player of the Week: (Saint John’s) Addae-Wusu just played the best game of his life, becoming the clutch performer for the Red Storm, a position that he normally is not in. In Saint John’s recent win over DePaul, he hit a game tying three pointer with 0.5 seconds to force overtime. In this game he…
Bryce is Nice
Player of the Week: (Providence) From being a bench player last year getting just 6.4 minutes a game, to now leading his team in both points and rebounds per game, Hopkins is easily one of the inspirational stories in college basketball. In their last game against Saint John’s, he scored 29 points tying his previous…
Blue Jay Taking Flight
Player of the Week: , Creighton Earlier this year Alexander displayed his explosiveness scoring 32 points against DePaul, good enough for his new career high. This past week he did nearly the same with an impressive 27 points against Villanova. He sits second in the team in scoring averaging 13.5 points a game. He’s continually…
Hawkeye
Player of the week: (UConn) The Big East effect is clearly taking a large toll on UConn, but it hasn’t halted Hawkins’ production. He’s averaging 23 points a game in the last four scoring 28 in the last game versus Xavier where he shot 50% from three. The Huskies will need another player to step…
Off the Schneid
Player of the Week: (Georgetown) The Hoyas finally won a conference game after 29 straight losses spanning nearly two seasons, with their win over DePaul last week. While Georgetown did not win any games this week, Spears has to be recognized for his efforts. In their recent loss to Xavier, Spears put up career high…
Lowering the Boum on the Big East!
Player of the Week: (Xavier) Leader of the best team and the highest scorer in the Big East, Boum is playing like one of the top guards in the nation. Transferring in from UTEP, Boum has the extra spark that Xavier needed. Their starting five is now compiled of five talented players who can all…