Dec. 20, 2010
DENVER - Louisiana Tech's Olu Ashaolu has been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 13-19. The honor marks the second career WAC Player of the Week award for Ashaolu.
Ashaolu, a junior forward from Toronto, Canada (Christian Life Center Academy), recorded back-to-back double-doubles for the third time this season and helped LA Tech to a 2-0 record. Ashaolu scored 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds in an 80-57 win at Houston Baptist. He then recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 62-61 win at UT Arlington. Ashaolu also tallied two blocks in each game.
On the week, Ashaolu averaged 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.5 assists per game. He shot 68.4 percent (13-of-19) from the field and 75.0 percent (6-of-8) from the free throw line.
Ashaolu has seven double-doubles this season which leads the conference and ranks tied for sixth in the NCAA.
He is the second Bulldog to be named player of the week this season as senior guard DeAndre Brown won his first award for the week of Nov. 15-21. Tech joins Utah State as the only two schools with two WAC Player of the Week winners this season.
