DENVER – CSU Bakersfield junior guard Dedrick Basile has been named Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 22-28. This is his second WAC Player of the Week honor.
The Houston native finished with 19 points on 57.1 percent shooting, seven assists and six rebounds in a 15-point win over Grand Canyon to move into a tie with the Lopes for second place in the WAC standings with one game remaining. Basile also recorded three steals for a defense that limited two of the WAC's top five scorers, Joshua Braun and Grandy Glaze, to 10.1 and 2.3 points, respectively, below their season averages. Basile entered the week averaging 11.5 points on 46.3 percent shooting, 3.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals.
Basile helped the 'Runners to a 77-62 win over Grand Canyon, CSUB's first victory against the 'Lopes since the two teams joined the WAC. With the win, Bakersfield improved to 20-8 on the year, achieving its first 20-win season since the 2005-06 season (21-8).
The Roadrunners will conclude the regular season on Saturday, Mar. 5, when CSUB hosts Seattle U. Come to the Icardo Center to watch the 'Runners go for their 21st win and to recognize CSUB's two seniors, Aly Ahmed and Kevin Mays, in Saturday's Senior Day ceremony. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and information about tickets can be found at GoRunners.com/tix.
Other nominees included: Chicago State's Anthony Eaves finished with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in a loss to UT Rio Grande Valley ... Grandy Glaze of Grand Canyon posted a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds in a loss at CSUB ... Missouri-Kansas City's Martez Harrison finished with 20 points, six assists, five rebounds and one steal in a one-point loss to NM State ... Ian Baker of NM State finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in a win at UMKC ... Seattle U's Brendan Westendorf finished with 21 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals and hit the game-winning shot in a win over Utah Valley ... Antonio Green of UTRGV finished with a career-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists and a steal in a win over Chicago State ... Utah Valley's Marcel Davis tallied 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a loss at Seattle U.
