Colorado State University Athletics
Stuart Creason shares MWC Player of the Week honors
11/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 19, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West Conference announced today that CSU's Stuart Creason and New Mexico State's J.R. Gidden will share MWC men's basketball Player of the Week honors.
A 7-foot-0 center from Coppell, Texas, Creason was named Most Valuable Player at the 2007 BP Top of the World Classic after helping the Rams to a 3-0 record and the tournament title. He opened tourney play with a career-high 17 rebounds and a seasonhigh 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting in a 69-56 win over Oregon State. Creason followed that with nine points on 4-of-5 shooting in the Rams' 87-68 semifinal victory against Tennessee State.
In the championship game, Creason registered his second doubledouble of the week with 17 points and 10 rebounds, including hitting a three-foot jumper with 15 seconds remaining to lift the Rams to a 64-63 win over Portland State. On the week, Creason averaged 14.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game while collecting four blocks and shooting 69.0 percent from the field (20-for-29).