The duo helped the Cougs to two big wins over the week
Washington State Senior Isaac Jones and Freshman Myles Rice earned a total of four awards on Monday following two big wins for the Cougs over the last week. Jones was named Naismith and ESPN National Player of the Week as well as Pac-12 Player of the Week while Rice was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week.
The pair helped the Cougs to a 72-64 victory over USC in Los Angeles on Wednesday and then followed it up with a 73-70 upset over #8 Arizona on Saturday at home.
Against the Trojans, Jones put up 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists on the night. He went 7 for 10 from the field and hit on 12 of his 15 free throws. He didn’t slow down there as he added another 24 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks, and one steal on Saturday. He went 8 of 15 from the field and hit 8 of his 10 free throws.
Rice played a big role in both of those wins as well as he put up 12 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals against the Trojans. On Saturday, he added another 18 points, 4, rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals against the Wildcats. He shot a combined 9 for 19 from the field and 11 of 13 from the charity stripe on the weekend.
While this is the third Pac-12 Freshman of the Week award for Rice, it is Jones’ first conference player of the week. It is the first time in school history that the Cougs have swept the conference awards.
Jones, Rice, and the rest of the Cougs will look to carry this momentum on a road trip to the bay area as they take on Stanford on Thursday at 8:00 pm and California on Saturday at 2:00 pm. Both games will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
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Basketball:
WSU’s Isaac Jones captures two national awards, Myles Rice earns third conference honor
Washington State is back in the spotlight. The Cougars earned it by capturing four awards, all announced Monday: Forward Isaac Jones was named the ESPN national player of the week, Naismith national player of the week and Pac-12 player of the week, and guard Myles Rice was named the Pac-12 freshman of the week, his third time winning that award this season.
Isaac Jones Earns Naismith & ESPN National Player of the Week Honors
Washington State men’s basketball senior Isaac Jones was named the Naismith National Player of the Week and the ESPN National Player of the Week, the organizations announced separately Monday. A two-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week, Jones also earned his first-career Pac-12 Conference weekly honor.
Jones & Rice Earn Pac-12 Player, Freshman of Week in Cougar Sweep
For the first time in program history, Washington State men’s basketball swept the weekly media awards with senior Isaac Jones and redshirt-freshman Myles Rice earning Pac-12 Player and Freshman of the Week, respectively, the Pac-12 Conference announced Monday afternoon.
Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva – January 15, 2024
The Pac-12 announced its 10th weekly honors of the 2023-24 men’s basketball season as presented by Nextiva and voted on by media who cover the league.
Football:
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