DALLAS, Texas — After averaging a double-double for the third straight week, WKU center Charles Bassey claimed his seventh Conference USA Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week award Monday.
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This is the third straight weekly freshman accolade for the 6-foot-11, 245-pound native of Lagos, Nigeria.
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Bassey averaged 14 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game in two road victories for WKU last week.
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The freshman had 10 points, 14 rebounds and tied his career high with five blocks in Thursday's 92-85 double-overtime win at Rice. He played a career-high 39 minutes as he notched his Conference USA-leading 12th double-double.
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On Saturday, Bassey led WKU in scoring with 18 points, along with seven rebounds and four blocks in 36 minutes in a hard-fought road victory at North Texas.
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Across the week, he shot 52.6 percent from the field and netted 7 of 8 free throws, while averaging 37.5 minutes per contest. Bassey is still 1 of 2 freshmen in the country averaging a double-double.
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Bassey's seven C-USA Freshman of the Week awards tie for the third-most in league history. Rice's Marcus Evans (10, 2016) and Memphis' Tyreke Evans (9, 2009) hold the top spots.
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WKU returns home for two games this week, starting against Middle Tennessee at 7 p.m. CT Thursday in E.A. Diddle Arena.
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