2011-12 PacWest Men’s Report #13 PHOENIX, AZ - Dixie State senior guard Maurice Cole (Norwalk, CA/Santa Fe) has been named the Pacific West Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks. The honor was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, Feb. 6, for games played Jan. 30-Feb. 5. Cole led the Red Storm to a 3-0 week in Hawai‘i that included back-to-back road victories at Chaminade and BYU- when first place was on the line. He averaged 11.3 points, 6.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game while shoot- ing 52.0% (13 for 25) from the floor. He led the PacWest in assists per game for the week and - when combining his scoring and assist average - Cole was respon- sible for more than 23 points per outing. (Thru Feb. 5) PacWest Scores Standings PacWest Pct. Overall Pct. L10 Streak January 30 Dixie State 10-1 .909 15-4 .789 9-1 W8 *Dominican (CA) 67, Academy of Art 61 Baptist 9-2 .818 15-3 .833 8-2 W1 *Dixie State 83, Hawai‘i Hilo 76 *Chaminade 69, Grand Canyon 66 (OT) BYU-Hawaii 8-2 .800 11-8 .579 8-2 L1 *California Baptist 56, Hawai‘i Pacific 54 Chaminade 7-3 .700 9-8 .529 6-4 L2 February 1 Grand Canyon 6-5 .545 12-7 .632 5-5 W2 *Grand Canyon 73, Hawai‘i Pacific 56 Dominican (CA) 5-5 .500 6-15 .286 5-5 W3 *Dixie State 74, Chaminade 58 Notre Dame de Namur 4-7 .364 8-11 .421 5-5 L1 February 2 Hawai‘i Pacific 2-8 .200 7-11 .389 3-7 L4 *NDNU 57, Academy of Art 55 (OT) Hawai‘i Hilo 1-10 .091 7-12 .368 1-9 L7 *BYU-Hawaii 86, California Baptist 69 Academy of Art 1-10 .091 3-18 .143 1-9 L4 February 4 *Dominican (CA) 49, NDNU 45 *Grand Canyon 84, Hawai‘i Hilo 71 *Dixie State 70, BYU-Hawaii 69 PacWest Men’s Basketball Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll *California Baptist 72, Chaminade 63 Matt Cousins - Chaminade (Sr., 6-8, 235, F/C, Santa Jacob Noisat - Dominican (CA) (Jr., 6-8, 220, C, Rosa, CA/Cardinal Newman)...averaged 15.3 points Santa Rosa, CA/Elsie Allen)...led Penguins to a 2-0 Upcoming Matches and 8.3 rebounds per game in a 1-2 week for the week by averaging 16.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per February 6 Silverswords...ranked third in rebounding and seventh game...shot 55.6% (10 for 18) from the field...tied for *Dixie State @ Hawai‘i Pacific in scoring for the week in the PacWest...also ranked fourth in scoring for the week in the PacWest...made 12 ninth in shooting after making 14 of 22 (63.6%) field of 17 (70.6%) attempts from the line. February 7 goal attempts...shot 75.0% (18 for 24) from the line. Ivan Patterson - California Baptist (So., 6-3, 190, G, *Academy of Art @ Dominican (CA) Luke Evans - California Baptist (Jr., 6-8, 215, C, Menifee, CA/Paloma Valley)...averaged 16.0 points Oceanside, CA/El Camino)...averaged 17.0 points and while shooting 70.4% (19 for 27) from the field during February 8 8.0 rebounds per game in a 2-1 week for the a 2-1 week for the Lancers...CBU captured 2 of 3 games *BYU-Hawaii @ Chaminade Lancers...ranked second in scoring and fourth in re- in Hawai‘i...tied for fourth in scoring and ranked sec- February 10 bounding for the week in the PacWest...shot 65.5% (19 ond in shooting for the week in the PacWest. *NDNU @ BYU-Hawaii for 29) from the floor - eighth best in the league for the Ameer Shamsud-din - Academy of Art (Jr., 6-2, 200, week. G, Portland, OR/Benson)...led the PacWest in scoring February 11 Bracken Funk - BYU-Hawaii (So., 6-7, 240, F, High- for the week despite Urban Knights going 0-2...aver- *Academy of Art @ Dixie State land, UT/Lone Peak)...averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 as- aged 20.0 points per game...shot 90.9% (10 for 11) from *Grand Canyon @ California Baptist sists and 9.0 rebounds per game during a 1-1 week for the line...averaged 2.0 steals per contest - tying for fourth *Dominican (CA) @ Hawai‘i Pacific the Seasiders...shot 50.0% (11 for 22) from the field...hit in the league for the week. February 12 2 of 4 (40.0%) three-point attempts...ranked second in Wesley White - Notre Dame de Namur (Jr., 6-7, 210, *NDNU @ Hawai‘i Hilo rebounding, tied for fourth in assist average and tied F/C, , CA/Inglewood)...averaged 10.5 for eighth in scoring for the week in the PacWest. points and 11.0 rebounds per game in a 1-1 week for Jerome Garrison - Grand Canyon (Fr., 6-3, 180, G, the Argos...ranked first in rebounding in the PacWest Past Players of the Week Phoenix, AZ/Mountain Pointe)...helped Antelopes for the week...also averaged 1.0 blocks per game. Jan. 30 - Bennie Murray (CUH) Jan. 23 - Maurice Cole (DX) carve out a 2-1 week in Hawai‘i...averaged 15.7 points Justus Von Wright - California Baptist (Sr., 6-3, 200, per game while shooting 60.0% (12 for 20) from the Jan. 16 - Okesene Ale (BYUH) F, Arcadia, CA/Van Nuys)...helped Lancers to a 2-1 Jan. 9 - Luke Evans (CBU) floor...ranked sixth in scoring and tied for 11th in shoot- week by averaging 15.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per ing for the week in the PacWest...was devastating from Jan. 2 - Luke Evans (CBU) game...tied for fifth in rebounding and tied for eighth in Dec. 26 - Zachary Wilde (UHH) the line, converting 22 of 25 (88.0%) attempts...ranked scoring in the PacWest for the week...shot 45.0% (9 for Dec. 19 - McKay Massey (DX) ninth in free throw shooting for the week in the league. 20) from beyond the arc...averaged 3.0 three-pointers Dec. 12 - Okesene Ale (BYUH) Steve Morin - Grand Canyon (Jr., 6-5, 195, G, made per game during the week...tied for second in Dec. 5 - Jacob Noisat (DOM) Scottsdale, AZ/Saguaro)...helped lead the Antelopes three-pointers made per game and ranked 10th in three- Nov. 28 - Nick Witherill (GCU) to a 2-1 week in Hawai‘i...averaged 12.7 points per point shooting for the week in the league. Nov. 21 - Ameer Shamsud-din (ART) game...shot 57.9% from the field - all from three-point Nov. 14 - Matt Cousins (CUH) land...made 11 of 19 long-range attempts. *PacWest Game

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