RENO, Nev. – Nevada junior Caleb Martin has been named the Bradley, Drendel and Jeanney Student-Athlete of the Week after helping the men’s basketball team to a pair of wins. Martin averaged 22 points, 5.5 rebounds, two assists and one steal in the Pack’s two wins last week. He scored his 1,000th career point and now has 1,027 in his collegiate career.
In the win over Fresno State he scored 18 points of which 16 came in the second half. With the Pack trailing at halftime he scored the first eight points of the second half. He was perfect making all six field goal attempts, which included going 4-of-4 from behind the arc in the FS contest.
At Colorado State, Martin scored a game-high 26 points, grabbed seven rebounds, connected on 11-of-14 free throws, had two assists and one steal in 34 minutes. Once again scored 16 points in the second half and seven of the Pack final 11 points of the game.
In the two games he shot 56.5 (13-of-23) from the field, 53.8 (7-of-13) percent on his 3-point attempts and 78.6 (11-of-14) from the free throw line.
