Feb. 5, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – New Mexico junior Tony Danridge was named the Mountain West Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, marking his second weekly honor of the season and career.
Danridge, a San Bernardino, Calif., native, led the Lobos to a home victory over Wyoming (91-83) and their first road win of the season at Colorado State (70-66). Against the Cowboys, he scored 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while grabbing three rebounds and handing out three assists. Danridge also contributed a steal and a blocked shot vs. Wyoming. He followed with a career-high tying 24 points, along with five rebounds and two steals against CSU. Danridge scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half, on 7-of-9 (77.8 percent) shooting. For the game he shot 10-for-17 from the field.
For the week, Danridge averaged 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while shooting 53.6 percent from the field (15-for-28), including 2-of-2 from three-point range, and 75.0 percent from the free-throw stripe (3-for-4).
MWC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week:
Nov. 13 – Brandon Heath, Sr., G, San Diego State
Nov. 20 – Brad Jones, Jr., G, Wyoming
Nov. 27 – J.R. Giddens, Jr., G, New Mexico
Dec. 4 – Dan Nwaelele, Sr., F, Air Force
Jason Smith, Jr., C, Colorado State
Dec. 11 – Wendell White, Sr., G, UNLV
Dec. 18 – Brandon Heath, Sr., G, San Diego State
Dec. 26 – Tony Danridge, Jr., G/F, New Mexico
Jan. 2 – Keena Young, Sr., F, BYU
Jan. 8 – Jason Smith, Jr., C, Colorado State
Brent Hackett, Jr., G, TCU
Jan. 15 – Brandon Ewing, So., G, Wyoming
Jan. 22 – Luke Nevill, So., C, Utah
Jan. 29 – Trent Plaisted, So., C, BYU
Wink Adams, So., G, UNLV
Feb. 5 – Tony Danridge, Jr., G/F, New Mexico