For the third time in his career, nobody in the Pac-12 had a better week than Oregon’s Dillon Brooks.
After scoring 27 points – including Oregon’s final 12 – against Arizona State and 18 against Arizona, Brooks was named the Pac-12 Men’s basketball player of the week for the third time of his career.
It’s the second time this season that Brooks has earned the award.
Here’s the full release from the Pac-12:
Wooden Award midseason top 25 selection and Erving Award finalist Dillon Brooks earned his third career Pac-12 Player of the Week award in voting conducted by media who cover the league. Brooks also won earlier this season on Jan. 2, as well as on Feb. 1 during the 2015-16 campaign.
• Brooks averaged 22.5 points on 67 percent shooting (16-24), including 7-of-12 behind the arc, along with 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals as Oregon extended its national-best home court winning streak to 40 games with triumphs over Arizona State and No. 5 Arizona.
• With Oregon trailing by one with 3:15 remaining, Brooks scored his team’s final 12 points to propel the Ducks to a 71-70 victory over the Sun Devils on Thursday. He finished with team-best 27 points (9-14 FG, 3-5 3FG, 6-8 FT), six rebounds and four assists.
• Followed up with 18 points (7-10 FG, 4-7 3FG), five rebounds, three assists and three steals in just 22 minutes in Oregon’s 85-58 victory over Arizona on Saturday, its largest margin over a top-10 opponent in program history.
• Brooks’ third weekly honor is tied for the second-most ever by an Oregon player with Jerry Adams and Kenya Wilkins. Blair Rasmussen is the Ducks’ all-time leader with four selections.
ALSO NOMINATED: Allonzo Trier, ARIZONA; Shannon Evans II, ARIZONA STATE; Jabari Bird, CALIFORNIA; Derrick White, COLORADO; TJ Leaf, UCLA; Chimezie Metu, USC; Markelle Fultz, WASHINGTON; Ike Iroegbu, WASHINGTON STATE.
— Tyson Alger
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