March 6, 2017
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- Nevada sophomore forward Cameron Oliver has been named Mountain West Men's Basketball Player of the Week for games played through Saturday, March 4. It is the third career MW weekly accolade for Oliver. It marks the sixth total and third straight Player of the Week for the Wolf Pack.
MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cameron Oliver, NEVADA
Sophomore, Forward, Oakland, California / Grant HS
· Averaged 21 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.5 assists in two games.
· Helped the Wolf Pack win its first Mountain West regular season basketball championship with an 85-72 victory over Colorado State on March 4. This is Nevada's first basketball championship since the 2011-12 season.
· Against the Rams, poured in a career-best 29 points and grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds.
· At San José State, scored 13 points and pulled down six rebounds.
· Shot 50 percent from the field during the week.
