Yellowjackets’ Walker Honored by PacWest (Jan. 31, 2005)

BILLINGS, MT – Montana State-Billings freshman Lucas Walker was named the Pacific West Conference Player of the Week on Monday.

Walker averaged 24 points and 6.5 rebounds a game last week to help MSU Billings sweep a pair of PacWest games from Western New Mexico.  The 6-7 freshman played just 14 minutes in Thursday’s 118-70 win, scoring 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting.  He added 22 points and eight boards in 22 minutes in Saturday’s 104-76 win.  For the week, Walker was 20-of-32 from the field for a 62.5 percent field goal percentage. 

Walker currently ranks sixth in the PacWest for scoring at 16.3 ppg.  He is also fifth for rebounding (6.1), twelfth for field goal percentage (50.2), thirteenth for free throw percentage (70.8), fifth for blocked shots (0.72), and tenth for offensive rebounding (1.78).

The Yellowjackets (12-6, 4-4 PWC) are idle this week and return to PacWest Conference play on February 8 when they host Hawaii-Hilo.