Tag: Player of the Week

Colts’ player of the game vs. Vikings: RB Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor is the player of the game in Week 2.

The Indianapolis Colts (1-1) picked up a much-needed win on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings (0-2). The 28-11 victory wouldn’t have been possible without rookie running back Jonathan Taylor, who had a stellar first start of his career.

Taylor finished the day with 101 yards on 26 carries and a touchdown. He also became the first Colts rookie to rush for over 100 yards since 2012 when Vic Ballard did it against the Texans in Week 14.

Colts vs. Vikings game recap: Everything we know from Week 2

The Colts showed today the type of offense they want to be—a ground and pound rushing attack that can chew the clock all the way down the field. Taylor can handle a lot of carries and will be the perfect back to lead this team in the coming weeks.

An honorable mention for player of the game is also rookie kicker Rodrigo Blankenship, who nailed all four field goals with a long of 44 yards.

The Colts looked a lot better than they did last Sunday, but still have a long way to go especially inside the red zone. Taylor, Blankenship, and the rest of the Colts host the Jets next week as they try to ride this success into Week 3.

Texas Football: Sam Ehlinger and Joshua Moore recognized for efforts

The Texas Longhorns duo of Sam Ehlinger and Joshua Moore recognized for their efforts against UTEP. Ehlinger found Moore seven times.

After the first snap of the Texas Longhorns and UTEP Miners game, we knew it was going to be a special night. On the very first snap of the game, Sam Ehlinger found Joshua Moore on slant that he took 78 yards to the endzone. A great start to the Sam Ehlinger-Mike Yurcich era as it was apparent that this offense was going to attack the defense through the air.

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The combination of Ehlinger and Moore connected seven times for 127 yards and the lone touchdown. Moore finished with 92 yards after the catch in this game, most coming on one play. The two showed so much promise in this game and Moore could have had another score if Ehlinger didn’t opt to go with tight end Cade Brewer, who caught one of Sam’s five first half touchdown throws.

All in all Ehlinger completed 25 of 33 passes for 426 yards and five touchdowns. However, what he did without the benefit of play action was huge for the senior passer.

  • 19/23 passing
  • 309 yards
  • 4 touchdowns
  • 13.4 yard per attempt
  • perfect NFL quarterback rating 158.3

For his efforts, Ehlinger picked up his third player of the week honors, this time from the Earl Campbell-Tyler Rose Award.

Wide receiver Joshua Moore earned honorable mention from the Award committee.

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Thomas Morstead named NFC Special Teams Player of Week 1

New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead was named NFC Special Teams Player of Week 1 for his efforts against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead earned recognition as the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 1, his fifth career honor and the most of any player in Saints history. Morstead was called on to punt six times against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and he dropped five of them inside the Tampa Bay 20-yard line; Tom Brady’s Buccaneers offense never took over beyond their own 15-yard line on those five possessions.

The other NFC Players of the Week are Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and Washington Football Team pass rusher Ryan Kerrigan. In the AFC, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was joined by Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Casey Hayward and Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson, who booted a career-best 54-yard field goal to help lift his team to a Week 1 win.

Last season, Morstead was twice named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (in Weeks 3 and 6), as well as NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September. For his part, Thomas is more focused on making sure attention is put on the “team” aspect of these award. He took time to praise his teammates and stress how important it is for each of them to work together:

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Bills Wire’s Week 1 Player of the Game: QB Josh Allen

There were certainly some head – scratching moments made, but Josh Allen did more than enough

There were certainly some head-scratching moments made, but quarterback Josh Allen did more than enough to earn Bills Wire’s Week 1 Player of the Week nod to start the 2020 regular season. Allen led his team to a 27-17 win on opening day.

Against the Jets defense, Allen had one of his better career outings, going 33-for-46 passing with two passing touchdowns, and for many, crossing that 300 passing yards mark with 312 to his credit is a very big benchmark in his career. Allen also had 57 yards rushing in the win with a score on the ground.

Despite losing two fumbles, which has been an issue of his in the past, Allen showed poise and spread the ball around plenty to the plethora of weapons that the Bills had acquired for him. In total, Allen completed passes to eight different players.

Receiving passes on the day from Allen were Stefon Diggs (8-86 yards), John Brown (6-70, TD), Cole Beasley (4-58), Dawson Knox (2-26), Devin Singletary (5-23 ), Isaiah McKenzie (3-17), Gabriel Davis (2 -16 ), and Zack Moss (3-16, TD).

Next up for Allen and the Bills is the Miami Dolphins on the road.

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Mountain West Wire’s Player of The Year Watch list Results: POY and All-Conference Selections

Mountain West Wire’s Player of The Year Watch list Results: POY and All-Conference Selections The results are in, take a look at the awards and the 17th week’s results. Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire The month of February made it a close …

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Mountain West Wire’s Player of The Year Watch list Results: POY and All-Conference Selections

The results are in, take a look at the awards and the 17th week’s results. 

Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire

The month of February made it a close one but the Player of the Year watch list results are in, and the winner is….

The staff at the Mountain West Wire wanted to do something a little different this year. We kept track of the top performers from teams around the Mountain West throughout the year and voted on who had the best performances that week.

The process churned out 17 weeks of results, highlighting multiple player’s performances in that time. Overall 31 different players received top-5 votes and every Mountain West team is represented on the list. But without further ado here we go.

[Editor note: As a staff there will be a one-time vote on these same awards, plus more, and it will be interesting to see if they are different because a one or two week surge would help them in these weekly rankings.]

Player of the year: Malachi Flynn, San Diego State (42 total points)

NCAA Basketball: San Diego State at Fresno State

Malachi Flynn has been a major catalyst in the Aztec’s historic 2019-2020 season. His presence on the court this season for a Brian Dutcher team that reached twenty wins last season but lost it’s top-two scorers is more than impressive. Flynn’s leadership has led to a 28-1 (17-1 in MW) regular season finish, top-5 ranking, an at-large bid and maybe most importantly he’s helped make the players around him better.

His numbers weren’t eye popping, but were efficient and made an impact consistently on the best team in the Mountain West. He averaged 17.6 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 5.1 APG & 1.8 SPG in 29 games this season (all starts). Certainly an all-conference worthy stat sheet and his assists and steals per game totals were good enough to lead the entire conference in both categories. Flynn performed at a high level consistently throughout the season and had the best start of any in the conference and kept his level of play just high enough to fend off some other player’s late season surges for the award.

The dagger might have come this weekend in what looked like the battle for Player of the Year against Nevada and Wolf Pack guard Jalen Harris. Flynn helped his team obtain an 83-76 win while scoring 36 points on 13-20 made field goals (65%) while also grabbing 5 rebounds and dishing out five assists. This performance cemented Flynn as the inaugural 2020 Mountain West Wire’s Watch list Player of the Year. Congrats to Malachi and a special thank you to all who participated in the voting process throughout the year.

The rest of the All-Mountain West First team:

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Jalen Harris, Nevada (35 Points)

Sam Merrill, Utah State (20 Points)

Derrick Alston Jr, Boise State(19 Points)

JaQuan Lyle, New Mexico (15 Points)

All-Mountain West second team:

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Nico Carvacho, Colorado State (12 Points)

Bryce Hamilton, UNLV (12 Points)

Seneca Knight, San Jose State (10 Points)

Jazz Johnson, Nevada (9 Points)

Justinian Jessup, Boise State (7 Points)

The order for the Final week is as follows:

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Women’s Basketball: Celeste Taylor earns Big 12 Weekly Honors

Texas freshman guard Celeste Taylor had a huge week in helping lead the women’s team to back-to-back wins. She picked up two Big 12 honors.

The Texas women’s team has found themselves on a bit of a hot streak, after dropping three of their last four games the Longhorns have won two-straight. Part of the spark came from freshman guard Celeste Taylor. She recorded her first career double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds against the number 25 team TCU. Taylor followed up that game with a career-high 27 points against the Oklahoma Sooners.

For her efforts in the two wins, Taylor picked up both the Big 12 Freshman of the Week and Co-Player of the Week. She shares the player of the week honors with Baylor’s senior forward Lauren Cox. The two players will be on the floor together this Thursday in the final road matchup of the regular season for Texas.

Taylor will look to keep her hot streak going as the women try to upset the number two ranked Baylor Bears.

Texas Men’s Basketball: Andrew Jones named Big 12 Player of the Week

Texas guard Andrew Jones was named the Big 12 Player of the Week after a career-high 22 points against No. 22 Texas Tech.

Texas guard Andrew Jones continues his miraculous story.

His greatest test came off of the court. In January 2018, Jones was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He quickly began receiving treatments at MD Anderson which put him in remission within a month.

Jones was able to medically redshirt his sophomore and junior seasons amidst the diagnosis and ongoing treatments. He completed his final treatment in September 2019.

The talent has always been present. As a true freshman, Jones played in all 33 games with 23 starts. He tied for the team lead in assists, ranked second in steals and third in scoring.

Fast forward to 2020, the 6-4 guard is now the Big 12 Player of the Week after leading Texas to back-to-back wins over Top 25 opponents.

Jones scored a career-high 22 points in both of Texas’ critical Big 12 matchups against West Virginia and Texas Tech. His field goal percentage against No. 22 Texas Tech was 57.1 percent.

In order to keep their NCAA Tournament chances alive, the Longhorns need another huge showing from Jones on Tuesday as they travel to Norman to take on the Oklahoma Sooners.

Mountain West Wire’s Player of The Year Watch List: Week Sixteen

Who is in the running for Player of the Year? Take A Look At the Best Performances Around the Mountain West In Week Sixteen Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire Jalen Harris shrinks the POY gap, Seneca Knight goes off and the Runnin’ Rebels down …

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Who is in the running for Player of the Year?

Take A Look At the Best Performances Around the Mountain West In Week Sixteen

Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire

Jalen Harris shrinks the POY gap, Seneca Knight goes off and the Runnin’ Rebels down the Aztecs. 

The staff at the Mountain West Wire wanted to do something a little different this year. We are going to keep track of the top performers from teams around the Mountain West throughout the year and vote on who had the best performances that week. 

How it works description now at the bottom of the article

The order for the sixteenth week is as follows:

1. Jalen Harris, junior guard Nevada (5 Points)

28 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists against New Mexico

20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals against Fresno State

Nevada’s current second place standing in the Mountain West has made the transition between coaching staffs seamless for Wolf Pack Fans. Steve Alford has brought his winning Mountain West pedigree with him to Reno but a big reason if the not THE reason for Nevada’s success this season has been the man listed above, Jalen Harris.

Harris has been tremendous all season for the Wolf Pack but has really turned it on in conference play, which has included four straight games with thirty points or more and has the squad riding a current five game winning streak coming into the week.

Harris has made the biggest run at Player of the Year in the entire conference, and has turned Nevada into a real force to be reckoned with while making a name for himself nationally in February. It is a bit odd to even think his performance last week where he averaged 24.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG and 2.5 APG seemed like a slow week but that’s Harris’ reality at the end of February.

Most people would say that Harris has become the best player in the conference and his push for first on our list is a pretty good indicator of that notion. But even though Harris has been catching up, Malachi Flynn has kept his first place position with consistent play throughout the year. But with only two games left in the regular season for both Harris and Malachi Flynn, the February 29th showdown in Reno on senior night should settle some bets and help some voters decide.

2. Seneca Knight, sophomore guard San Jose State (4 Points):

23 points, 1 steal and 1 assists against Boise State

37 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal against Colorado State

3. Malachi Flynn, junior guard San Diego State (3 Points):

24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists against UNLV

4. Bryce Hamilton, sophomore guard UNLV (2 Points):

25 points, 10 rebounds and 1 block against Colorado State

11 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals against San Diego State

5. Roderick “RJ” Williams, senior forward Boise State (1 Point):

13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists against San Jose State

27 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist against New Mexico

Past Weeks:

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3| Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9| Week 10|Week 11| Week 12| Week 13|Week 14|Week 15|

Current Overall Point Totals:

Malachi Flynn, junior guard San Diego State (37 Points)

Jalen Harris, junior guard Nevada (31 Points)

Sam Merrill, senior guard USU (20 Points)

Derrick Alston Jr, junior guard BSU (19 Points)

JaQuan Lyle, senior guard UNM (15 Points)

Nico Carvacho, senior center CSU (12 Points)

Bryce Hamilton, sophomore guard UNLV (11 Points)

Seneca Knight, sophomore guard San Jose State (10 Points)

Jazz Johnson, senior guard Nevada (9 Points)

Justinian Jessup, senior guard Boise State (7 Points)

Hunter Maldonado, sophomore guard Wyoming (7 Points)

Isaiah Stevens, freshman guard Colorado State (6 Points)

Alphonso Anderson, junior guard USU (5 Points)

Carlton Bragg Jr., senior forward New Mexico (5 Points)

Lindsey Drew, senior guard Nevada (5 Points)

Justin Bean, sophomore forward USU (4 Points)

Marvin Coleman, sophomore guard UNLV (4 Points)

Amauri Hardy, junior guard UNLV (4 Points)

Neemias Queta, sophomore forward Utah State (4 Points)

Orlando Robinson, freshman forward Fresno State (4 Points)

David Roddy, freshman guard Colorado State (4 Points)

Roderick “RJ” Williams, senior forward Boise State (4 Points)

Corey Manigault, senior forward New Mexico (2 Points)

Jordan Schakel, junior guard SDSU (2 Points)

Donnie Tillman, junior forward UNLV (2 Points)

Abu Kigab, junior forward Boise State (1 Point)

Zane Martin, junior guard UNM (1 Point)

Matt Mitchell, junior forward San Diego State (1 Point)

Ryan Swan, senior center Air Force (1 Point)

Richard Washington, junior guard San Jose State (1 Point)

Yanni Wetzell, senior forward San Diego State (1 Point)

How It Works: 

Each person will award 15 points in total to five players and should award it as so:

1st place (Player of the week): 5 pts

2nd place: 4 pts

3rd place: 3 pts

4th place: 2 pts

5th place: 1 pt

The player with the most points total will be our player of the week and we will keep track of the point totals every week so that the player who has the most at the end of the year will receive the Mountain West Wire Player of the Year award. Just copy the players below and type your names above it like we do for the pick them docs we get and award your points. 

Now some guys made the list and others didn’t. A big thing to think about was consistency throughout the week. Something that hurt some guys was having a decent game one day and a bad one the other day. Guys who made the list had a great game one day and a good one on other days, or good games both days.

This column will come out on Sunday nights or Monday mornings depending on how late some games finish on Sundays. 

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Mountain West Wire’s Player of The Year Watch List: Week Fifteen

Who is in the running for Player of the Year? Take A Look At the Best Performances Around the Mountain West In Week Fifteen Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire Sam Merrill edges out Flynn and Harris with strong play to claim this weeks top …

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Who is in the running for Player of the Year?

Take A Look At the Best Performances Around the Mountain West In Week Fifteen

Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire

Sam Merrill edges out Flynn and Harris with strong play to claim this weeks top honor. 

The staff at the Mountain West Wire wanted to do something a little different this year. We are going to keep track of the top performers from teams around the Mountain West throughout the year and vote on who had the best performances that week. 

How it works description now at the bottom of the article

The order for the fifteenth week is as follows:

1. Sam Merrill, senior guard Utah State (5 Points)

32 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists against Colorado State

24 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds against Fresno State

Four, that’s the current win streak Merrill and the Aggies are enjoying as they prepare to host the Cowboys of Wyoming on Wednesday. Three, that’s the number of games remaining on the schedule, including Wednesday’s game at home. These are some of the bigger numbers Sam Merrill and company are thinking about this week as they continue on looking for a second-place finish in the Mountain West.

The Aggies have caught steam over their last ten games, going 8-2 since a tough loss on the road to Boise State back on January 18th and they haven’t really looked back. And for a team that came into the season with some pretty lofty expectations their play as of late has been spectacular and so has their best player.

Merrill’s play over the last couple of weeks has been fantastic, and averaging 28.0 PPG last week in two much-needed victories put him a cut above the rest. Earning him a first-place finish ahead of Malachi Flynn and Jalen Harris, who are both ahead of him on the overall big board.

The race for player of the year doesn’t seem as clear cut as some may think, as late pushes from Harris and Merrill will make things interesting in the coming weeks.

2. Malachi Flynn, junior guard San Diego State (4 Points):

15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals against New Mexico

22 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds against Boise State

3. Jalen Harris, junior guard Nevada (3 Points):

29 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals against UNLV

4. Justinian Jessup, senior guard Boise State (2 Points):

18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists against Air Force

22 points, 1 assist and 4 rebounds against San Diego State

5. Richard Washington, junior guard San Jose State (1 Point):

17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists against Fresno State

31 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals against Air Force

Past Weeks:

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3| Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9| Week 10|Week 11| Week 12| Week 13|Week 14|

Current Overall Point Totals:

Malachi Flynn, junior guard San Diego State (34 Points)

Jalen Harris, junior guard Nevada (26 Points)

Sam Merrill, senior guard USU (20 Points)

Derrick Alston Jr, junior guard BSU (19 Points)

JaQuan Lyle, senior guard UNM (15 Points)

Nico Carvacho, senior center CSU (12 Points)

Bryce Hamilton, sophomore guard UNLV (9 Points)

Jazz Johnson, senior guard Nevada (9 Points)

Justinian Jessup, senior guard Boise State (7 Points)

Hunter Maldonado, sophomore guard Wyoming (7 Points)

Seneca Knight, sophomore guard San Jose State (6 Points)

Isaiah Stevens, freshman guard Colorado State (6 Points)

Alphonso Anderson, junior guard USU (5 Points)

Carlton Bragg Jr., senior forward New Mexico (5 Points)

Lindsey Drew, senior guard Nevada (5 Points)

Justin Bean, sophomore forward USU (4 Points)

Marvin Coleman, sophomore guard UNLV (4 Points)

Amauri Hardy, junior guard UNLV (4 Points)

Neemias Queta, sophomore forward Utah State (4 Points)

Orlando Robinson, freshman forward Fresno State (4 Points)

David Roddy, freshman guard Colorado State (4 Points)

Roderick “RJ” Williams, senior forward Boise State (3 Points)

Corey Manigault, senior forward New Mexico (2 Points)

Jordan Schakel, junior guard SDSU (2 Points)

Donnie Tillman, junior forward UNLV (2 Points)

Abu Kigab, junior forward Boise State (1 Point)

Zane Martin, junior guard UNM (1 Point)

Matt Mitchell, junior forward San Diego State (1 Point)

Ryan Swan, senior center Air Force (1 Point)

Richard Washington, junior guard San Jose State (1 Point)

Yanni Wetzell, senior forward San Diego State (1 Point)

How It Works: 

Each person will award 15 points in total to five players and should award it as so:

1st place (Player of the week): 5 pts

2nd place: 4 pts

3rd place: 3 pts

4th place: 2 pts

5th place: 1 pt

The player with the most points total will be our player of the week and we will keep track of the point totals every week so that the player who has the most at the end of the year will receive the Mountain West Wire Player of the Year award. Just copy the players below and type your names above it like we do for the pick them docs we get and award your points. 

Now some guys made the list and others didn’t. A big thing to think about was consistency throughout the week. Something that hurt some guys was having a decent game one day and a bad one the other day. Guys who made the list had a great game one day and a good one on other days, or good games both days.

This column will come out on Sunday nights or Monday mornings depending on how late some games finish on Sundays. 

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Mountain West Wire’s Player of The Year Watch List: Week Fourteen

Who is in the running for Player of the Year? Take A Look At the Best Performances Around the Mountain West In Week Fourteen Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire Jalen Harris averages 35.0 PPG and Neemias Queta makes his list debut. The staff at …

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Who is in the running for Player of the Year?

Take A Look At the Best Performances Around the Mountain West In Week Fourteen

Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire

Jalen Harris averages 35.0 PPG and Neemias Queta makes his list debut.

The staff at the Mountain West Wire wanted to do something a little different this year. We are going to keep track of the top performers from teams around the Mountain West throughout the year and vote on who had the best performances that week. 

How it works description now at the bottom of the article

The order for the fourteenth week is as follows:

1. Jalen Harris, junior guard Nevada (5 Points)

38 points, 4 assists and 6 rebounds against Air Force

32 points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds against San Jose State

Four, that’s how many straight games the Wolf Pack’s Jalen Harris has scored thirty points or more, did I mention that was consecutively? Harris is on fire, and that feels like an understatement as the junior guard has the hot hand for a very neutral temperature Nevada team. Still with week fourteen’s first place finish he is only seven points away from current first place holder Malachi Flynn to make his case of Player of the Year.

Yes Harris is averaging 30.0 PPG over his last five games, but the Wolf Pack are 3-2 in the same span, and like most teams fighting it out in the middle of the Mountain West. Still when he takes the floor he is the most dominant player on the court, no matter the opponent. And he gets his points from everywhere from distance, inside the lane and without the ball as he’s constantly moving looking for a possible alley oop.

Nevada played well last week, earning two wins against Air Force and San Jose State by an average of 26.0 PPG. This may seem like easy pickings but any momentum that can be gained in this middle of the pack heavy Mountain West is useful. Especially seeing that the Wolf Pack drive south to the Thomas and Mack Center on Wednesday and then take a six day break before heading further south to The Pit (i.e. Dreamstyle Arena) next week. Either way I haven’t decided which streak I’m going to be rooting for this weekend, whether it be the Aztecs undefeated streak or hoping for another 30 point performance from Mr. Harris on Wednesday night.

2. Neemias Queta, sophomore forward Utah State (4 Points):

21 Points, 5 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks against UNLV

21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks against Boise State

3. Malachi Flynn, junior guard San Diego State (3 Points):

17 points, 7 assists and 8 rebounds against Air Force

4. Nico Carvacho, senior center Colorado State (2 Points):

17 points, 16 rebounds and 1 assist against Fresno State

5. Seneca Knight, sophomore guard San Jose State (1 Point):

34 points, 3 assists and 8 rebounds against Nevada

Past Weeks:

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3| Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9| Week 10|Week 11| Week 12| Week 13|

Current Overall Point Totals:

Malachi Flynn, junior guard San Diego State (30 Points)

Jalen Harris, junior guard Nevada (23 Points)

Derrick Alston Jr, junior guard BSU (19 Points)

JaQuan Lyle, senior guard UNM (15 Points)

Sam Merrill, senior guard USU (15 Points)

Nico Carvacho, senior center CSU (12 Points)

Bryce Hamilton, sophomore guard UNLV (9 Points)

Jazz Johnson, senior guard Nevada (9 Points)

Hunter Maldonado, sophomore guard Wyoming (7 Points)

Seneca Knight, sophomore guard San Jose State (6 Points)

Isaiah Stevens, freshman guard Colorado State (6 Points)

Alphonso Anderson, junior guard USU (5 Points)

Carlton Bragg Jr., senior forward New Mexico (5 Points)

Lindsey Drew, senior guard Nevada (5 Points)

Justinian Jessup, senior guard Boise State (5 Points)

Justin Bean, sophomore forward USU (4 Points)

Marvin Coleman, sophomore guard UNLV (4 Points)

Amauri Hardy, junior guard UNLV (4 Points)

Neemias Queta, sophomore forward Utah State (4 Points)

Orlando Robinson, freshman forward Fresno State (4 Points)

David Roddy, freshman guard Colorado State (4 Points)

Roderick “RJ” Williams, senior forward Boise State (3 Points)

Corey Manigault, senior forward New Mexico (2 Points)

Jordan Schakel, junior guard SDSU (2 Points)

Donnie Tillman, junior forward UNLV (2 Points)

Abu Kigab, junior forward Boise State (1 Point)

Zane Martin, junior guard UNM (1 Point)

Matt Mitchell, junior forward San Diego State (1 Point)

Ryan Swan, senior center Air Force (1 Point)

Yanni Wetzell, senior forward San Diego State (1 Point)

How It Works: 

Each person will award 15 points in total to five players and should award it as so:

1st place (Player of the week): 5 pts

2nd place: 4 pts

3rd place: 3 pts

4th place: 2 pts

5th place: 1 pt

The player with the most points total will be our player of the week and we will keep track of the point totals every week so that the player who has the most at the end of the year will receive the Mountain West Wire Player of the Year award. Just copy the players below and type your names above it like we do for the pick them docs we get and award your points. 

Now some guys made the list and others didn’t. A big thing to think about was consistency throughout the week. Something that hurt some guys was having a decent game one day and a bad one the other day. Guys who made the list had a great game one day and a good one on other days, or good games both days.

This column will come out on Sunday nights or Monday mornings depending on how late some games finish on Sundays. 

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