SAN DIEGO – For averaging 23.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 assist in a pair of wins over San Jose State last week, Jordan Schakel has been named the Mountain West Player of the Week. The announcement was made from the Mountain West's offices in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The senior guard shot 13-of-27 from the field (48.1 percent), including 10-of-20 from three-point range (50.0 percent) and was 11-of-11 from the line to lead all scorers in wins of 85-54 and 77-55 last Monday and Wednesday, respectively.
In Monday's game against the Spartans, the Torrance, Calif., native was 5-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and was a perfect 9-of-9 from the line. He led all scorers with 23 points, grabbed three rebounds and led the squad with three steals.
In the second game he scored a game-high 24 points on 8-of-17 field goals, 6-of-13 three pointers and 2-of-2 from the line. He grabbed four boards, dished out two assists and had a steal. With his sixth and final three-pointer of the game, he became just the fifth player in program history to make at least 200 three pointers.
Schakel accounted for 29 percent of the team's offensive output for the two-game series (47-of-162 points). He made 10 of the team's 16 threes (62.5 percent) and 13 of its 55 field goals (23.6 percent) against San Jose State.
Schakel is the only player in the Mountain West to be named its Player of the Week (POW) twice this season. Along with Matt Mitchell, who was the first POW of the season, San Diego State is the only school to earn the honor three times this year.
The Aztecs open a two-game series on Thursday at Fresno State. Tip for that game is set for 7 p.m. PT and the game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
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Jordan Schakel Named MW Player Of The Week
