Canada’s Dillon Brooks named NCAA men’s basketball player of the week
SAN FRANCISCO — Canada’s Dillon Brooks earned NCAA basketball player of the week honours after leading the Oregon Ducks to back-to-back victories over UCLA and USC.
The junior forward from Mississauga, Ont., also earned his second career Pac-12 player of the week honours.
Brooks averaged 25.5 points a game on 60 per cent shooting, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists as Oregon topped previously unbeaten UCLA and USC.
His breakout week began when he scored 23 points, including the game-winning three-pointer with 0.8 seconds left, to knock off No. 2 UCLA 89-87.