Dec. 10, 2001
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - San Diego State senior guard Al Faux has been named the Mountain West Conference men's basketball player-of-the-week, the league office announced Monday. The award is the first of Faux's career and marks back-to-back honors by the Aztecs after junior guard Tony Bland received last week's award.
Faux received the honor after posting 20-plus scoring performances last week as the Aztecs defeated then 21/16th-ranked Fresno State, 93-87, and fell at cross-town rival San Diego, 72-67.
Faux, from Los Angeles, averaged 25.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and two steals in the two appearances. He shot 53.8 percent (21-of-39) from the field, including 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from three-point range.
Against USD, Faux scored a team-high 25 points, grabbed six rebounds and had two steals in 28 minutes of play. He connected on 11-of-20 field goals and scored 14 of the Aztecs' second half points versus the Toreros. In SDSU's upset-win over Fresno State, he netted his second straight 25-point performance, hitting 10-of-19 field goals, including 5-of-7 from behind the three-point arc. He also equaled a career best with six assists, while pulling down seven boards and recording two steals.