Colorado University Athletics
Jeffery ?Doubles-Up? Pac-12 Player Of The Week Honors
BOULDER GÇö On the heels of back-to-back double-double performances, University of Colorado senior Chucky Jeffery was named the Pac-12 Conference WomenGÇÖs Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 3-10, the league office announced on Monday.
The Pac-12 Player of the Week honor is JefferyGÇÖs second of the season and third of her career. She was also recognized on Dec. 17, 2012, after guiding the Buffaloes to wins over Denver and then-No. 8 ranked Louisville, and as a junior on Dec. 5, 2011.
A 5-foot-10-inch guard from Colorado Springs, Colo., Jeffery averaged 18.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in leading No. 21 (AP)/25 (USA Today Sports/Coaches) Colorado to home wins over Oregon State (61-47) and Oregon (84-59) this week.
Jeffery has recorded double-doubles her last three games, the third such stretch of her career. She had 22 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high three blocked shots against Oregon State. JefferyGÇÖs scoring total put her over the 1,500 point milestone and also moved her into 10th on CUGÇÖs all-time scoring list (currently at 1,520). FridayGÇÖs double-double marked the 10th 20-10 double of her career and third this season. Jeffery hit 8-of-12 free throw attempts and drained 2-of-3 from 3-point range.
Against Oregon, Jeffery scored 15 points, grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds and dished out three assists in 29 minutes. She hit a season-high three 3-pointers, finishing at 62.5 percent from long range on the week (5-of-8). It was JefferyGÇÖs fourth career double-double with at least 15 points and 15 rebounds. Her three assists also moved her into fourth place on CUGÇÖs all-time list with 445.
JefferyGÇÖs honor is ColoradoGÇÖs sixth overall Pac-12 weekly award and fifth this year. Arielle Roberson is a three-time winner of Pac-12 Freshman of the Week this season. Remarkably, JefferyGÇÖs overall Player of the Week award is ColoradoGÇÖs first during a conference schedule since Reagan Scott earned Big 12 Conference honors on Feb. 24, 1997. The Buffaloes had several Rookie of the Week winners over the years during Big 12 league play, including Jeffery in 2010, and current head coach Linda Lappe in 1999.
Riding a three-game winning streak, CU remained at No. 21 in the Associated Press WomenGÇÖs Basketball Top 25 poll and at No. 25 in the USA Today Sports Coaches poll this week..
Colorado, 18-5 overall and 7-5 in the Pac-12, received 188 points in the AP poll, up from 162 last week. The Buffaloes have resided in the AP poll for the last nine weeks, reaching as high as No. 20 twice -- Dec. 31 and Jan. 21. CUGÇÖs nine-week run in the AP poll is its longest since appearing in all 19 polls of the 2003-04 season. The Buffaloes have a long history of rankings in the AP poll, dating back to the 1980-81 season. This weekGÇÖs ranking marks the 167th time Colorado has appeared in the AP poll, trailing only Stanford, USC and UCLA among Pac-12 schools.
In the coaches' poll, Colorado received 60 points, four less than last week, but still nearly twice the amount as Wisconsin-Green Bay (31), the first team outside the Top 25. The Buffaloes have been in the coachesGÇÖ poll for five-straight weeks and six overall this season. Colorado reached a season-high of No. 23 in the coachesGÇÖ poll twice, in consecutive weeks, Jan. 22 and Jan. 29. This weekGÇÖs ranking marks the 157th time Colorado has appeared in the coachesGÇÖ poll dating back to the 1988-89 campaign.
All five of Colorado's losses have been to ranked teams, including two each to Stanford and California ranked No. 7 or better at the time. After this weekend's games, Stanford remained at No. 4 AP and No. 5 coaches, and California stayed at No. 6 in both polls. UCLA jumped up two spots to No. 15 AP and one to No. 16 in coaches. The Buffaloes do have one top 10 win on their resume, a 70-66 win over then-No. 8 Louisville on Dec. 14. The Cardinals are currently ranked No. 10 by the AP and No. 11 by the coaches.
Colorado continues league action this weekend with a pair of games in Arizona. The Buffaloes will face Arizona on Friday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. and will take on Arizona State on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m.
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