DENVER – Riley Grigsby has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for November 23 through November 29. This marks Grigsby's first career Player of the Week honor.
Grigsby, a junior guard from San Jose, Calif., averaged 18.3 points per game to lead the Redhawks to their first 3-0 start since the 2008-09 season. He opened the season with a career-high 28 points in an 84-72 win at Portland, adding six rebounds, four assists and two blocks against the Pilots. Against William Jessup, he had 14 points to go along with four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Continuing the road trip from Portland to Las Vegas, Grigsby scored 13 points with three assists and a block in a 63-45 win over Air Force.
Seattle U concludes play in the 2020 Vegas Bubble Monday, facing CSUN from the Big West Conference at 2 p.m.
Other nominees included: California Baptist junior guard Ty Rowell led the Lancers in a near-upset of Southern California, scoring 32 points with nine three-pointers in a 95-87 overtime loss … Grand Canyon's Asbjørn Midtgaard had a career-high 15 rebounds in a 69-53 win over Grambling and then set a new career-high in scoring with 20 points in a 94-63 win over Benedictine (Mesa) … Clayton Henry from NM State put up a career-high 20 points to lead the Aggies to their 20th-straight win with an 83-77 season-opening victory at Arizona Christian … Tarleton's Tahj Small led the Texans into their Division I era by scoring 18 points with nine rebounds and four steals in a 103-48 win over Dallas Christian … Quinton Johnson from UT Rio Grande Valley had 13 points in each of the Vaqueros' first two games of the season adding five assists and a block in a home win over UTSA … Utah Valley junior Trey Woodbury scored a career-high 22 points in a 100-75 win over Adams State and then upped that career high with 24 points in an 82-60 loss at Brigham Young.
Grigsby, a junior guard from San Jose, Calif., averaged 18.3 points per game to lead the Redhawks to their first 3-0 start since the 2008-09 season. He opened the season with a career-high 28 points in an 84-72 win at Portland, adding six rebounds, four assists and two blocks against the Pilots. Against William Jessup, he had 14 points to go along with four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Continuing the road trip from Portland to Las Vegas, Grigsby scored 13 points with three assists and a block in a 63-45 win over Air Force.
Seattle U concludes play in the 2020 Vegas Bubble Monday, facing CSUN from the Big West Conference at 2 p.m.
Other nominees included: California Baptist junior guard Ty Rowell led the Lancers in a near-upset of Southern California, scoring 32 points with nine three-pointers in a 95-87 overtime loss … Grand Canyon's Asbjørn Midtgaard had a career-high 15 rebounds in a 69-53 win over Grambling and then set a new career-high in scoring with 20 points in a 94-63 win over Benedictine (Mesa) … Clayton Henry from NM State put up a career-high 20 points to lead the Aggies to their 20th-straight win with an 83-77 season-opening victory at Arizona Christian … Tarleton's Tahj Small led the Texans into their Division I era by scoring 18 points with nine rebounds and four steals in a 103-48 win over Dallas Christian … Quinton Johnson from UT Rio Grande Valley had 13 points in each of the Vaqueros' first two games of the season adding five assists and a block in a home win over UTSA … Utah Valley junior Trey Woodbury scored a career-high 22 points in a 100-75 win over Adams State and then upped that career high with 24 points in an 82-60 loss at Brigham Young.