Wilkinson Named WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State's Gary Wilkinson has been named the Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 10-16, announced Monday by the conference office. The honor marks the first career WAC Player of the Week award for Wilkinson.

Wilkinson, a senior from South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS/Salt Lake CC), led the Aggies to a season-opening 71-50 win against Montana State-Northern on Friday. Wilkinson scored a career-high 24 points and added 12 rebounds in the victory. He played just 27 minutes, was 10-of-11 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free throw line. Overall, it was his eighth career double-double and fifth career 20-point game. Wilkinson also dished out a pair of assists in the game.

Other nominees included Boise State senior forward Mark Sanchez, Fresno State senior guard Dwight O'Neil, Louisiana Tech junior guard Jamel Guyton, Nevada freshman forward Luke Babbitt, New Mexico State freshman forward Troy Gillenwater and San Jose State junior center Chris Oakes.

Wilkinson, who was named the preseason WAC Player of the Year by the media, will lead the Aggies into action Monday night at UC Santa Barbara, Calif., with tip off at 8:05 p.m. MT.

Utah State basketball games are broadcast on KVNU (610 AM) and KLZX (95.9 FM) in Logan, Utah, KFAN (1320 AM) or ESPN Radio (1230 AM) in Salt Lake City and KLZX (105.3 FM) in Montpelier, Idaho, as well as on the internet at www.UtahStateAggies.com. Al Lewis serves as the play-by-play announcer while Rod Tueller serves as the analyst during home games.

Aggie fans will also be able to follow Monday's game through its web site via GameTracker, a program that documents each play and updates statistics.

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