Maldonado, a junior transfer guard, shot a red-hot percentage for Seattle U in a crucial homestand sweep against Tarleton State and UT Arlington. Maldonado averaged 22.0 points, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 70.0 percent from the floor that included a blazing 72.2 percent from 3-point range. Maldonado poured in 18 points on 6-of-8 made 3's to go along with three rebounds, six assists and two steals in a 91-54 rout of Tarleton State on Feb. 6. Maldonado exploded for 26 points on 7-of-10 made 3-pointers and two steals in a 67-65 last-second victory over UT Arlington on Feb. 8.
Brayden Maldonado sweeps the WAC awards with a monster performance last week ??
— Seattle U Men's Basketball (@seattleumbb) February 10, 2025
22 ppg
3.5 apg
2.0 spy
70% FGs
72.2% 3s (13-18)
0 TOs#TogetherWeSoar pic.twitter.com/wzLgIKkIgC
Maldonado is the second Redhawk this season to earn the weekly WAC awards as Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe was named Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 9 and also earned Newcomer and Player of the Week on Jan. 13.
Seattle U heads back out on the road next week, making its final trip to the state of Texas. The Southwest road swing begins Thursday, Feb. 13 at Abilene Christian. Tip off from Moody Coliseum is 7 p.m. Central Time, 5 p.m. Pacific.
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