SAN DIEGO – San Diego State senior forward Jaedon LeDee was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 19. The announcement was made for the conference office in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Monday morning.
The Houston, Texas native, led the Aztecs to a 3-0 record while averaging 28.7 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.0 steals and added a block. In three games he shot 57.1 percent from the floor (28-of-39), including 50.0 percent from the bonus distance (2-of-4) and 84.8 percent from the line (28-of-33). In addition, he dished out seven assists, had six steals and a block.
After wins over Saint Mary's on Friday night and Washington on Sunday evening at the Continental Tire Main Event in Las Vegas, LeDee earned inclusion on the all-tournament team and was honored as the tournament MVP.
In the championship game, a 100-97 overtime thriller against Washington on Sunday evening, he became the first Aztec since at least the start of the 1996-97 season to total at least 34 points and 17 rebounds in a game and is the only player in Mountain West history to do it and shoot at least 50.0 percent from the field. It was his second double double of the week. He shot 50.0 percent from the field (10-of-20), and 77.8 percent from the charity stripe (14-of-18), with three assists, a steal and a block.
His 34 points against the Huskies marked the first time that an Aztec had scored 34 points in a game since Aerick Sanders versus Portland on Dec. 31, 2003.
To start the week, LeDee equaled his career-high with 27 points against Long Beach State where he was 8-of-12 (66.7 percent) from the field, including 1-of-1 from beyond the arc, and 10-of-10 from the line with eight rebounds, three steals and two assists.
In the opener of the Continental Tire Main Event against Saint Mary's, LeDee went for 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting (58.8 percent), including 1-of-2 from distance (50.0 percent) and 4-of-5 from the line (80.0 percent). He had eight boards, two assists and two steals.
LeDee is the second Division I player over the last 10 seasons to score 20+ points on at least 55.0 percent shooting in the first five games of a season, joining Obi Toppin in 2019-20 en route to the Wooden Award.
This is LeDee's first Mountain West Player of the Week award of the year and his career and the first for an Aztec this season.
San Diego State returns to action on Saturday, November 25 at the SoCal Showcase in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The Aztecs are scheduled to play California, with tip scheduled for 4 p.m. PT and the game being carried by the Mountain West Network.