SAN DIEGO – Matt Bradley, a senior guard on the San Diego State men's basketball team, has been named the Mountain West men's basketball Player of the Week for the seven-day stretch which ended on Sunday, February 12. The announcement was made Monday morning from the conference office in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Bradley averaged 17.5 points and 5.0 rebounds as the Aztecs won at Utah State and against UNLV in Viejas Arena last week to maintain its hold on first place in the league standings, with five games remaining in the regular season.
For the week, the native of San Bernardino, Calif., shot an astounding 72.2 percent (13-of-18) from the floor, 71.4 from beyond the arc (5-of-7) and knocked down 66.7 percent of his free throws (4-of-6). In a total of 50 minutes of floor time in the two games, he also averaged 2.0 steals, 1.5 assists and 0.5 blocks.
In snapping a three-game slide against the Utah State in Logan, Utah, he scored a game-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor (70.0 percent), was 2-of-2 from long range, made 2-of-4 from the line, grabbed six rebounds and a had a game-high three steals in 26 minutes of action.
He drained his first seven shots and did not have a miss through the first 36 minutes of play. Four of his five defensive rebounds limited Utah State to single-shot possessions and two led directly to San Diego State scores the other way.
Against UNLV, he had 17 points on an efficient 6-of-8 from the field (75.0 percent), made 3-of-5 from the bonus distance (60.0 percent), and hit both his free throw attempts. He grabbed four rebounds and added two assists, a steal and a block playing 24 minutes.
He sank three of his first four shots, including a steal and dunk going the other way which capped a 14-0 run and left UNLV trailing 30-11 with 9:01 to play in the half. Bradley finished 3-of-5 from the field in the first 20 minutes, including 2-of-4 from long range, with a pair of assists, a steal and block as the Aztecs built an insurmountable 20-point halftime advantage.
One minute and 40 seconds into the second half, his 3-pointer put SDSU up 21 and the team cruised from there to its 20th win of the season. Among Bradley's four rebounds, two limited UNLV to single shot possessions.
This is the third Mountain West weekly honor an SDSU player has received this year, the second for Bradley in the 2022-23 season and the fourth in his two-year Aztec career.
San Diego State returns to action on Wednesday, February 15 in Fresno, California. The Aztecs and Fresno State play in the Bulldogs' Save Mart Center with tip scheduled for 8 p.m. PT and the game broadcast on CBS Sports Network.