JT Toppin Earns Ninth Mountain West Freshman of the Week Honor
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – New Mexico’s JT Toppin was named Mountain West Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Toppin was honored for the ninth time this season after shining during the Lobos’ road game at Boise State.
With the honor, Toppin tied the record for most Mountain West Freshman of the Week in a season, set by Boise State’s Tyson Degenhart, who was honored nine times in 2021-22.
In the Lobos’ lone game of the week on Saturday night at Boise State, Toppin had 21 points on 9-12 shooting, including making his lone three-point attempt, and was 2-of-2 from the line for his third 20-point game of the season. He also had eight rebounds, including four offensive, against the Broncos, while contributing three blocks and two steals defensively.
New Mexico (21-8, 9-7 MW) wraps up its home schedule on Wednesday as it hosts Fresno State. Game time is 8:30 p.m. and tickets are on sale now at GoLobos.com/tickets.