Arizona sophomore wing Bennedict Mathurin picked up his first Pac-12 Player of the Week award Monday after collecting 29 points and six rebounds in the Wildcats' 90-65 win at Oregon State.
Mathurin, who shot 4 of 9 from 3-point range and 11 for 18 overall, received the award over USC’s Isaiah Mobley and Utah guard Both Gach.
Mobley had 21 points and 13 rebounds against Utah and hit a game-tying 3-pointer late in the Trojans’ win at Washington State, while Gach averaged 23.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in the Utes’ loss at USC and win over Cal at home.
While Mathurin scored 31 points at OSU last season, he was edged out for those ensuing weekly awards by two Colorado players: McKinley Wright was named Pac-12 Player of the Week and Jabari Walker was Freshman of the Week.
