UC Davis senior Corey Hawkins (Goodyear, Ariz./Arizona State) averaged 24.5 points in a pair of road wins to collect Big West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors.
Hawkins was singlehandedly responsible for 40 percent of the team’s offense as the Aggies defeated Eastern Illinois (63-61) and Furman (58-55), marking the first time since March of 2013 that the school posted back-to-back road wins.
The 6-3 guard led the team with 28 points against Eastern Illinois and 21 versus Furman to help the Aggies start a season 3-0 for the first time since 1999-2000.
Hawkins shot 9-of-16 from the field, including 5-of-7 from three-point range against EIU. He scored the Aggies’ final five points in the two-point win. Against Furman, Hawkins hit a clutch late free throw to give the Aggies a three-point lead and force a desperation three-pointer that would have sent the game into overtime.
For the week, Hawkins shot 56.7% (17-of-30) from the field and 64.3% (9-of-14) from distance while averaging 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals.
Others nominated: Brian Bennett (Cal Poly); Alex Harris (Cal State Fullerton); Stephan Hicks (CSUN); Mike Caffey (Long Beach State); Luke Nelson (UC Irvine); Roderick Bobbitt (Hawai‘i)