Northwest Notes Jan. 18, 2022
Zags Timme, Holmgren sweep WCC basketball weekly awards
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Gonzaga swept WCC Player of the Week honors with junior forward Drew Timme earning his second WCC Player of the Week recognition this season and freshman center Chet Holmgren collecting Freshman of the Week honors for the fifth time during his first season with the Bulldogs. Their efforts propelled the Bulldogs up to No. 1 in this week's AP poll.
Timme made 27 of 32 shots from the field and scored 62 points in a pair of convincing victories for the nation’s new top-ranked team. Timme helped the Bulldogs beat BYU (110-84) on Thursday and Santa Clara (115-83) on Saturday.
Between the two games last week, Timme made 20 consecutive shots from inside the 3-point arc. He posted 30 points on Thursday vs. BYU before scoring 32 against the Broncos on Saturday. He was 13-for-14 from the field against BYU, a 92.9 shooting percentage. He now boasts three 30-point performances this season.
Timme also amassed 13 rebounds, five assists and two blocks in last week's games. Timme currently ranks second in the WCC in points per game (18.6) and his 65.5 field goal percentages paces the league.
Holmgren tallied 11.5 ppg, 19 rebounds, seven blocks and two steals in the Zags' two wins last week. Against BYU, Holmgren posted 12 points, seven rebounds, five blocks and two steals. Against Santa Clara on Saturday, Holmgren earned a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Among WCC leaders, Holmgren is the league's leading rebounder (8.5 rpg) and ranks third in field goal percentage (61.1).
Zags' Salenbien named WCC Freshman Player of the Week
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Gonzaga freshman Bree Salenbien was named the West Coast Conference Freshman Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
Salenbien led Gonzaga during its 92-51 win over Pacific with a career-best 14 points, shooting 4-for-4 from beyond the arc in only 14 minutes of play. Her efforts marked the first time the Bulldogs reached 90 points since Nov. 10, 2019, against Cal State Bakersfield.
In the following game against San Diego, Salenbien netted a 3-pointer to swing momentum in GU's favor. She went 5-for-6 from the 3-point line and averaged 8.5 points per game last week.
WSU's Gueye a two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week
SAN FRANCISCO — For the second time on the year, Washington State men's basketball freshman Mouhamed Gueye took home Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors for the week ending Jan. 16, as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon.
Against Stanford, Gueye finished with a career high in points (16) and rebounds (11). He shot 8 for 13 from the field and blocked two shots.
Two days later, in a win over Cal, Gueye tallied nine points and eight rebounds.
The Cougars hit the road to take on Oregon (Thursday) and Oregon State (Saturday).