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Vulcans' Justin Smith rides outstanding performance to Player
of the Week honors
PHOENIX, AZ - Hawai‘i Hilo senior forward Justin Smith (Los Angeles, CA/Reseda) has been named the Pacific West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.
The honor was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, Nov. 30, for games contested Nov. 23-29.
Smith led the Vulcans to a 2-0 week by averaging 21.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
He ranked second in scoring, fourth in rebounding, and eighth in shooting (70.4%) after making 19 of 27 attempts from the field.
He also tied for fourth in the PacWest for the week in blocked shots per game (1.0).
PacWest Men's Basketball Weekly Report #2 (PDF)
PacWest Men's Basketball Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll
Austin Bryan - Dominican (CA) (Fr., 6-4, 190, G, Wenatchee,
WA/Wenatchee)...averaged 17.0 points per game, tying
for fifth in the league in scoring average during the
week...averaged 1.5 three-pointers made, 1.5 blocks, 3.5 assists
and 2.5 steals per contest...tied for fifth in the league in steals
per game and ranked third in blocked shots per game for the week.
Tsung-Hsien Chang (right) - BYU-Hawaii (So., 6-4, 190, G, Yilan, Taiwan/Sing Rong)...led the PacWest in scoring for the week by averaging 24.0 points per game...shot 52.2% from the field (16 for 29)...made 80% (12 for 15) of his free throw attempts...ranked 11th in shooting from the line and 14th in shooting from the field in the PacWest for the week...tied for fifth in three-point shooting for the week (50% - 4 for 8)...tied for fifth in steal average for the week (2.5 spg.).
Shane Hanson - Chaminade (Jr., 6-6, 230, F, Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon)...averaged 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in three contests against Division I foes Maryland, Vanderbilt and Colorado...tied for fourth in the PacWest in three-pointers made per game for the week (2.3).
Jeff Ingram (left) - Hawai‘i Pacific (Sr., 6-4, 185, G,
Queen Creek, AZ/Queen Creek)...posted 16 points, four
assists and seven rebounds in 97-77 win over Western New Mexico on
Nov. 29...lone game of the week for the Sea Warriors...was 3 for 3
from the line...shot 42.9% from three-point land (3 for 7)...ranked
second in assist/turnover ratio (4.0) in the PacWest for the week.
C.J. Jackson - Hawai‘i Pacific (Sr., 6-8, 265, F, Buena Vista, GA/Tri-County)...posted 17 points, four steals and eight rebounds in 97-77 win over Western New Mexico on Nov. 29 - lone game of the week for the Sea Warriors...tied for third in the PacWest in shooting for the week (77.8%)...made 7 of 9 field goal attempts...was 3 for 4 (75.%) from the foul line.
Mark Lewis - Dominican (CA) (So., 6-0, 175, G, Canyon Country, CA/Canyon)...tied for seventh in the PacWest in scoring for the week (16.5 ppg.)...ranked seventh in field goal percentage (71.4%) after making 15 of 21 shots...went 2 for 2 from beyond the arc.
Bennie Murray (right) - Notre Dame de Namur (So., 6-4, 160, G,
Fairfield, CA/Will C. Wood)...ranked third for the
week in the conference in scoring with a 20.0
points-per-game-average...tied for fifth in rebounding (8.0)...was
perfect from the foul line (13 for 13)...made 45.5% (5 for 11) of
his three-point attempts...tied for second in the league in three's
made per game (2.5).
Bryan Ngo - Hawai‘i Hilo (Sr., 5-10, 175, G, San Jose, CA/Santa Clara)...averaged 16.5 points and 2.0 three-pointers per game...tied for eighth in three-pointers made per contest in the PacWest for the week...tied for seventh in the league in scoring average during the week...shot 52.6% from the field, making 10 of 19 attempts...led Vulcans to a 2-0 week.
Zach Robbins - Dixie State (Fr., 6-9, 210, F/C, Upland, CA/Upland)...averaged a double-double for the Red Storm in a 1-1 week...dropped 12.5 points per game while averaging 10.0 boards per contest...ranked second in rebounding for the week in the PacWest...tied for fifth in the league for the week in shooting (75.0%) after making 9 of 12 field goal attempts...made 7 of 8 (87.5%) free throw attempts to rank eighth in the league...topped PacWest in blocks per game (3.0).
Marques Whippy - BYU-Hawaii (Jr., 6-5, 215, G, Bua, Fiji/LDS)...tied for 11th in scoring average for the week in the PacWest after downing 11.0 points per game...helped BYU-Hawaii start 2-0 on the year...shot 63.2% (12 for 19) from the field - tied for ninth in the league...averaged 4.0 assists per game...tied for sixth in assist average for the week...tied for ninth in rebounds per game (7.0)...ranked second in steals per contest (4.5) and tied for fourth in blocks per game (1.0).
