Athletic Communications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - BYU junior Trent Plaisted was named the Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week Monday for the second time this season and fourth time in his career.
A 6-foot-11 forward/center from San Antonio, Texas, Plaisted averaged a double-double on the week and led the Cougars in scoring, rebounding and blocks as BYU defeated Weber State (72-57) and lost to No. 9 Michigan State (68-61). Against Weber State, Plaisted pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds while scoring 14 points for his third double-double of the season. He also blocked five shots and dished out two assists vs. the Wildcats. Against the ninth-ranked Spartans, Plaisted scored a game-best 19 points, on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor, while adding a team-best eight rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot.
On the week, Plaisted averaged 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 assists per game, while shooting 56.5 percent from the field (13-for-23).