Babbitt wins WAC honor

DENVER - Nevada's Luke Babbitt has been named the Western Athletic

Conference men's basketball Player of the Week.

The honor marks the first career WAC Player of the Week award for Babbitt.

Babbitt, a freshman from Galena, led the Wolf Pack to a pair of come-from-behind road wins against New Mexico State and

Louisiana Tech. Babbitt tied career highs with 22 points and 12

rebounds in an overtime win at New Mexico State for his second

double-double of the year.

He scored four points and pulled down three rebounds in the overtime

period to help secure the victory. Against NMSU, Babbitt matched his

career bests with three assists and three steals. Babbitt made the

game-winning three-pointer as time expired to lead Nevada to its win at

Louisiana Tech.

He scored 15 points and led the team with nine rebounds against the

Bulldogs, connecting on 6-of-12 shots from the field, including a

career-best 3-of-3 from beyond the arc.

On the week, Babbitt averaged 18.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists

and 1.5 steals per game. He shot 43.3 percent from the field (13-of-30),

57.1 percent from three-point range (4-of-7), and 87.5 percent from the

charity stripe (7-of-8).