CSUEB's Jalen Richards Named CCAA Men's Basketball Player of the Week
SAN RAMON – Cal State East Bay junior Jalen Richard had a monster weekend for the Pioneers, earning him California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 4-10.
Richards, a guard from San Tan Valley, Arizona led the Pioneers to a split of back-to-back road games at Cal State San Marcos and Cal State LA.
In Friday nights 81-70 loss to the Cougars Richards led all scorers with 23 points, sinking seven-of-10 shots from the field, which included hitting all four attempts from three-point range. He also finished four-for-five from the free-throw line.
The next night against the Golden Eagles, Richards was outstanding, totaling a career-high 24 points, 12 rebounds, and six steals en route to his first double-double of the season.
On the weekend, Richards averaged 23 points and eight rebounds, while shooting 52 percent from the field and 91 percent from the charity stripe.
| 2015-16 Men's Basketball Player of the Week |
| Nov. 18-15 |
Jordan Faison (Cal Poly Pomona) |
| Nov. 16-22 |
Drew Dyer (UC San Diego) |
| Nov. 23-29 |
Floyd Wormley (San Francisco State) |
| Nov. 30-Dec. 6 |
Darnell Taylor (Cal State San Marcos) |
| Dec. 7-13 |
Rakim Brown (Humboldt State) |
| Dec. 14-20 |
James Davis (Sonoma State) |
| Dec. 28-Jan. 3 |
Rakim Brown (Humboldt State) |
| Jan. 4-10 |
Jalen Richards (Cal State East Bay) |
Other Nominations:
Barry Bell, Cal Poly Pomona
Drew Dyer, UC San Diego