2010-11 PacWest Men’s Report #2 PHOENIX, AZ - Dixie State senior forward Tom Whitehead (St. George, UT/Dixie) has been selected the Pacific West Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. The award was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, Nov. 22, for games contested Nov. 15-21. Whitehead led the Red Storm to a 2-0 weekend at the Pacific Tour- nament by earning Most Valuable Player honors and a place on the event’s All-Tournament Team. He averaged 19.0 points per game while shooting 50% (12 for 24) from the floor. He also averaged 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and he was nearly perfect from the foul line after making 11 of 12 (91.7%) attempts. (Thru Nov. 21, 2010) PacWest Scores Standings PacWest Pct. Overall Pct. L10 Streak (Nov. 15-21) Chaminade 0-0 --- 3-1 .750 3-1 L1 November 15 Grand Canyon 0-0 --- 2-1 .667 2-1 W2 Cal St. Dominguez Hills 81, BYU- 54 Hawai‘i Hilo 0-0 --- 2-1 .667 2-1 W2 November 16 Hawai‘i Pacific 0-0 --- 2-1 .667 2-1 W1 Cal St. East Bay 68, Academy of Art 65 (OT) Dixie State 0-0 --- 3-2 .600 3-2 W2 BYU-Hawaii 87, Cal St. San Bernardino 83 (OT) BYU-Hawaii 0-0 --- 1-1 .500 1-1 W1 November 17 Academy of Art 0-0 --- 0-1 .000 0-1 L1 Hawai‘i Pacific 92, Simon Fraser (BC) 79 Dominican (CA) 0-0 --- 0-2 .000 0-2 L2 November 18 Notre Dame de Namur 0-0 --- 0-2 .000 0-2 L2 Chaminade 81, Western New Mexico 70 x-PacWest Champion & NCAA II Automatic Qualifier November 19 PacWest Men’s Basketball Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll Dixie State 86, Western Washington 80 Minnesota State 64, Dominican (CA) 51 Steven Bennett - Chaminde (Sr., 5-6, 155, Nick Frazier - Hawai‘i Pacific (Jr., 6-2, St. Martin’s 80, Hawai‘i Pacific 67 G, , CA/Dorsey)...scored 24 185, G, Sacramento, CA/North)...averaged Grand Canyon 72, Minnesota Duluth 54 points on 50.0% shooting (7 for 14) from 17.7 points per game in a 2-1 week for the Sonoma State 89, NDNU 75 the floor in 81-70 win vs. Western New Sea Warriors. November 20 Mexico on Nov. 18...also registered seven Shane Hanson - Chaminade (Sr., 6-6, 225, Minnesota State 88, NDNU 63 assists and hit 2 of 3 (66.7%) three-point- F, Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Hawai‘i Pacific 71, Western Oregon 65 ers. Canyon)...scored 15 points on 83.3% Grand Canyon 71, St. Cloud St. 65 Brad Carroll - Grand Canyon (So., 6-6, shooting (5 for 6) in 81-70 win vs. Western Dixie State 68, Seattle Pacific 61 Sonoma St. 95, Dominican (CA) 64 N/A, G, Chandler, AZ/Corona del Sol)...led New Mexico on Nov. 18...all six field goal the Antelopes to a 2-0 week by averaging attempts came from beyond the arc...also November 21 11.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists had two assists. UC 81, Academyof Art 61 Hawai‘i Hilo 75, Western New Mexico 67 per game...made 7 of 8 free throw attempts Justin Smith - Hawai‘i Hilo (Sr., 6-6, 210, (87.5%). F, Los Angeles, CA/Reseda)...helped Upcoming Games Adam Chavis - Dominican (CA) (Sr., 6-5, Vulcans to 75-67 win over Western New November 22 210, G, Oakland, CA/ Mexico on Nov. 21 by scoring 14 points Michigan State 84, Chaminade 72 Castlemont)...averaged 14.0 points per and grabbing eight rebounds...also had a Western New Mexico @ Hawai‘i Hilo game in 0-2 week for the Penguins...shot pair of steals. November 23 64.7% (11 for 17) from the floor. Marques Whippy - BYU-Hawaii (Sr., 6-5, Wichita State vs. Chaminade Mamadou Diarra - Chaminade (Jr., 7-0, 215, G, Bua, Fiji/Woods Cross, November 24 235, C, Bamako, Mali/Stoneridge UT)...averaged 13.0 points and 12.0 re- TBA vs. Chaminade Prep)...scored 22 points on 73.3% shoot- bounds in 1-1 week...also averaged 2.5 as- November 26 ing (11 for 15) in 81-70 win vs. Western sists and 4.0 steals. Western (CO) St. @ Dixie State New Mexico on Nov. 18...also pulled down Zach Wilde - Hawai‘i Hilo (Jr., 6-7, 220, Carleton (CA) @ Hawai‘i Pacific 11 rebounds and blocked five shots. F, Snohomish, WA/Snohomish)...led Upper Iowa @ Academy of Art Jeff Ford - Notre Dame de Namur (Jr., 6- Vulcans to 75-67 win over Western New UC San Diego @ NDNU 0, 190, G, Hayward, CA/Hayward)... Mexico on Nov. 21 by scoring 26 points Dominican (CA) vs. Humboldt (CA) St. named to the All-Tournament Team at the and collecting nine rebounds...shot 76.9% Washburn (KS) @ Grand Canyon Oakland City (IN) @ BYU-Hawaii Sonoma State Tournament...averaged 22.5 (10 for 13) from the floor. points per game. Past Players of the Week Nov. 15 - Steven Bennett (CUH)

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