IRVING, Texas — WKU center Charles Bassey continued his tear through league play last week, earning him his sixth Conference USA Men's Basketball Freshman of the Week award Monday.
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It's the second straight weekly freshman honor for the 6-foot-11, 245-pound native of Lagos, Nigeria.
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Bassey averaged a dominant 19.5 points and 15 rebounds across two victories over UTSA and UTEP last week.
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The big man also shot 68.2 percent from the field, netted 9 of 14 free throws and finished the week with a C-USA-best 11 double-doubles this season – including five in his last six games.
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Bassey's 11 double-doubles are the most on record for a Hilltopper freshman, and he's one of just two freshmen in the country averaging a double-double.
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He tallied 22 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in Thursday's overtime win over league-leading UTSA, while shooting 7 of 8 from the field and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line.
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His 18 rebounds against the Roadrunners are the most by a Hilltopper freshman since freshmen became eligible to play again in 1972, and he's 1 of 7 players in the nation with at least three games of 17-plus rebounds this year.
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Bassey followed that up with another double-double in a comfortable win over UTEP, putting together 17 points and 12 boards. He averaged 36 minutes per game over the week.
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The Hilltoppers hit the road this week for two games in Texas, starting at Rice at 8 p.m. CT Thursday in Houston.
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