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UC Merced’s Elijah Charles has been voted the FloCollege/CCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 16-22.

Charles scored 36 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to register the first 35-point, 15-rebound game in the CCAA since 2015-16, leading the Bobcats to an 86-69 win over Cal State LA. He went 14-of-19 from the field (.737%) and 8-of-9 at the free throw line (.889%). He scored 26 of his 36 points in the first half en route to posting the second-highest scoring output in the CCAA this season. The 16 rebounds are also the second-highest this season. 

Charles would add 12 points and eight rebounds in a narrow 78-75 loss to Cal State Dominguez Hills. He averaged 24.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks to earn his first career CCAA Player of the Week award. 

The senior from Los Angeles leads the CCAA in rebounds (9.9) by two per game, and the entire West Region with a .645 shooting percentage. He is also fifth in the CCAA in scoring (16.3) and fourth in blocks (1.1). Click here to see the list of CCAA Stat Leaders. 

This is the first career CCAA Player of the Week award for Charles, and the second for UC Merced during their first season in the CCAA. Click here to see a complete list of past CCAA Players of the Week.

UC Merced has won seven of its last 11 games, and it will close out its 2025-26 season on the road at San Francisco State (Thursday, Feb. 26) and at Cal State East Bay (Feb. 28). Catch both games on FloCollege at goccaa.org/flocollege.

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