Junior Stefan Jankovic (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Missouri) averaged 17.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in a pair of crucial Hawai‘i road wins to garner his first career Big West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honor.
The third different Rainbow Warrior this season to earn weekly honors, Jankovic just missed on back-to-back double-doubles while helping UH move into a tie for first place with UC Irvine and setting up a showdown this Thursday between the two front runners.
The 6-11 forward posted his fourth double-double of the year with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a 76-64 triumph at UC Santa Barbara. He added three assists and a blocked shot in 24 minutes of action.
In a 75-60 win at Cal Poly, Jankovic notched 19 points, nine rebounds and two assists as the ‘Bows swept the Central Coast road trip for the first time since joining the Big West in 2012-13.
Jankovic shot an identical 7-for-12 in both games and 58.3 percent overall for the week. He also made 6-of-7 free throws.
Jankovic is No. 5 in the Big West in scoring (15.3 ppg), No. 6 in rebounding (6.6 rpg) and No. 3 in field goal percentage (.561).
Others nominated: Khalil Ahmad (Cal State Fullerton); Micheal Warren (CSUN); Nick Faust (Long Beach State); Brynton Lemar (UC Davis); Mamadou Ndiaye (UC Irvine); Taylor Johns (UC Riverside)