Mark Brown Named Big West Conference Player Of The Week

Mark Brown Named Big West Conference Player Of The Week

Senior point guard had career-highs with 20 points and 13 assists against Illinois State.

Utah State's Mark Brown was named the Big West Conference Player of the Week on Monday after leading the men's basketball team to a 66-60 win at Weber State and an 89-84 home win against Illinois State last week as Utah State improved to 3-0 on the season. Brown was also named Utah State's Athlete of the Week.

Brown, a senior point guard from Tucson, Ariz., averaged 15.5 points, 7.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game during the week, while shooting 53.3 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from three-point range and 87.5 percent from the free throw line. Against Weber State, Brown scored 11 points, including seven in the second-half to go along with two assists and two rebounds. Against Illinois State, Brown recorded career-highs in points with 20 and assists with 13 to notch the second double-double of his career. He was 6-9 from the field and 7-8 from the free throw line against ISU and committed only two turnovers in 33 minutes.

On the season, Brown is averaging 13.0 points and 6.3 assists per game, while shooting 47.6 percent from the field and 89.5 percent from the free throw line. He ranks first in the Big West Conference in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio (3.17), seventh in free throw percentage, and is 12th in scoring.

It is the second time in his career that he has earned Player of the Week honors from the Big West as he also won the award last season after being named MVP of the 2002 Hilo Shootout.