Posting his eighth and ninth double-doubles of the season, junior Alan Williams (Phoenix, Ariz./North HS) led UC Santa Barbara to a pair of victories as the Big West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

It was the fourth Player of the Week award in 2013-14 for Williams, one of just 10 players in Big West history with that many citations in one season.

Williams averaged 26.5 points, 15.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in a monstrous week of production.  His efforts helped the Gauchos to double-digit victories over UC Irvine (80-60) and UC Davis (82-67).

Against UCI’s 7-foot-6 freshman Mamadou Ndiaye, Williams posted 26 points on 10 of 17 shooting, and added 10 rebounds.

Williams bettered that effort against UC Davis, exploding for 27 points, 20 rebounds and a career-high tying four assists.  He was the first Gaucho in 24 years to record 20 or more points and 20 or more rebounds in a game.  The 6-foot-7 center also became the first Big West player to collect 20 caroms in a game since Cal State Fullerton’s Omonde Amoki on Mar. 8, 2012.

Williams is second in the conference with nine double-doubles.  He has recorded 20 or more points in four straight games and has 14 such performances this year.

Others nominated: Mike Caffey (Long Beach State); Ryan Sypkens (UC Davis); Luke Nelson (UC Irvine)