Colorado University Athletics
Brown Named Pac-12 Player of the Week
The senior led Colorado to a sweep over Washington and Washington State last week, bringing the Buffs to the top of the conference standings as the only unbeaten team in Pac-12 play. Brown led the team with 18 points on Thursday in Colorado's 87-69 defeat of the Huskies, scoring 13 in the first half on 7-of-11 shooting (.636) and a 3-of-3 performance from three-point range.
On Saturday, the Riverside, Calif., product kept the Cougars at bay with a game-high 28 points-including 18 in the second half-in a 71-60 victory over WSU. Brown hit a career-best six three-pointers, went 9-for-16 from the field (.563) and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds.
Over two games, Brown averaged 23.0 ppg and 4.5 rpg, and tallied two assists, two steals and one block.
This is Brown's first
career Pac-12 Player of the Week honor and the first weekly honor
for conference newcomer Colorado in men's basketball. Brown
leads the Buffs in scoring, averaging 14.1 points per game.
The Buffs (11-4, 3-0) have won six straight games and take their
first Pac-12 road trip this week, facing Cal on Thursday, Jan. 12
at 9 p.m. (MT) and Stanford on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m.
(MT).
Also Nominated: Jesse Perry, ARIZ; Allen Crabbe, CAL; Devoe Joseph, ORE; Jared Cunningham, OSU; Chasson Randle, STAN; Travis Wear, UCLA; Josh Watkins, UTAH.
2011-12 Pac-12
Players of the Week
Nov. 14 C.J. Wilcox, So., G,
Washington
Nov. 21
Jared Cunningham, Jr., G, Oregon State
Nov. 28 Maurice Jones, So., G,
USC
Dec.
5 Solomon Hill, Jr., F, Arizona
Dec. 12 Brock Motum, Jr. F, Washington
State
Dec. 19
Ahmad Starks, So., G, Oregon State
Dec. 26 Solomon Hill, Jr., F,
Arizona
Jan.
2 Tony Wroten, Fr., G,
Washington
Jan.
9 Carlon Brown, Sr., G,
Colorado