Stevie Named Pac-12 Player Of The Week
January 14, 2019 | Men's Basketball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State guard Stephen Thompson Jr. was named the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week, Commissioner Larry Scott announced Monday.
Thompson Jr. averaged 25.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists, while shooting 50.0 percent (17-for-34) from the field and 91.7 percent (11-for-12) from the free throw line in wins over USC and UCLA.
Against the Trojans, he posted his second career double-double with a career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds. He added five assists in the 79-74 overtime victory.
Against the Bruins, he had 17 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals in the 79-66 win. He also became the seventh player in Oregon State history to score 1,500 career points, joining Gary Payton, Steve Johnson, Mel Counts, Roberto Nelson, A.C. Green and Charlie Sitton.
The Beavers are 11-4 overall and 3-0 in Pac-12 play. It's their best start in conference play since 1993.
This is the 49th time an Oregon State player has been named Pac-12 Player of the Week (A.C. Green and Charlie Sitton shared it on March 12, 1984).
OREGON STATE ALL-TIME PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOREES
1/3/1984 – A.C. Green
2/20/1984 – Charlie Sitton
3/12/1984 – A.C. Green & Charlie Sitton
12/17/1984 – A.C. Green
12/31/1984 – A.C. Green
12/16/1985 – Darrin Houston
1/6/1986 – Jose Ortiz
12/1/1986 – Jose Ortiz
1/26/1987 – Jose Ortiz
1/11/1988 – Eric Knox
2/29/1988 – Gary Payton
3/7/1988 – Gary Payton
11/28/1988 – Gary Payton
1/23/1989 – Gary Payton
2/13/1989 – Gary Payton
12/4/1989 – Gary Payton
12/11/1989 – Gary Payton
1/2/1990 – Gary Payton
2/26/1990 – Gary Payton
1/7/1991 – Teo Alibegovic
12/2/1991 – Chad Scott
12/30/1991 – Chad Scott
2/17/1992 – Scott Haskin
1/11/1993 – Scott Haskin
1/18/1993 – Scott Haskin
12/12/1994 – Brent Barry
3/6/1995 – Brent Barry
1/20/1997 – Corey Benjamin
1/26/1998 – Corey Benjamin
1/11/1999 – Deaundra Tanner
1/28/2002 – Philip Ricci
2/3/2003 – Brian Jackson
2/23/2004 – David Lucas
1/3/2005 – David Lucas
2/14/2005 – David Lucas
12/19/2006 – Chris Stephens
1/26/2009 – Roeland Schaftenaar
11/21/2011 – Jared Cunningham
12/19/2011 – Ahmad Starks
1/30/2012 – Jared Cunningham
11/12/2012 – Ahmad Starks
12/24/2012 – Eric Moreland
11/18/2013 – Roberto Nelson
12/30/2013 – Roberto Nelson
1/26/2015 – Gary Payton II
11/14/2016 - Tres Tinkle
2/12/2018 - Tres Tinkle
1/14/2019 - Stephen Thompson Jr.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Thompson Jr. averaged 25.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists, while shooting 50.0 percent (17-for-34) from the field and 91.7 percent (11-for-12) from the free throw line in wins over USC and UCLA.
Against the Trojans, he posted his second career double-double with a career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds. He added five assists in the 79-74 overtime victory.
Against the Bruins, he had 17 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals in the 79-66 win. He also became the seventh player in Oregon State history to score 1,500 career points, joining Gary Payton, Steve Johnson, Mel Counts, Roberto Nelson, A.C. Green and Charlie Sitton.
The Beavers are 11-4 overall and 3-0 in Pac-12 play. It's their best start in conference play since 1993.
This is the 49th time an Oregon State player has been named Pac-12 Player of the Week (A.C. Green and Charlie Sitton shared it on March 12, 1984).
OREGON STATE ALL-TIME PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOREES
1/3/1984 – A.C. Green
2/20/1984 – Charlie Sitton
3/12/1984 – A.C. Green & Charlie Sitton
12/17/1984 – A.C. Green
12/31/1984 – A.C. Green
12/16/1985 – Darrin Houston
1/6/1986 – Jose Ortiz
12/1/1986 – Jose Ortiz
1/26/1987 – Jose Ortiz
1/11/1988 – Eric Knox
2/29/1988 – Gary Payton
3/7/1988 – Gary Payton
11/28/1988 – Gary Payton
1/23/1989 – Gary Payton
2/13/1989 – Gary Payton
12/4/1989 – Gary Payton
12/11/1989 – Gary Payton
1/2/1990 – Gary Payton
2/26/1990 – Gary Payton
1/7/1991 – Teo Alibegovic
12/2/1991 – Chad Scott
12/30/1991 – Chad Scott
2/17/1992 – Scott Haskin
1/11/1993 – Scott Haskin
1/18/1993 – Scott Haskin
12/12/1994 – Brent Barry
3/6/1995 – Brent Barry
1/20/1997 – Corey Benjamin
1/26/1998 – Corey Benjamin
1/11/1999 – Deaundra Tanner
1/28/2002 – Philip Ricci
2/3/2003 – Brian Jackson
2/23/2004 – David Lucas
1/3/2005 – David Lucas
2/14/2005 – David Lucas
12/19/2006 – Chris Stephens
1/26/2009 – Roeland Schaftenaar
11/21/2011 – Jared Cunningham
12/19/2011 – Ahmad Starks
1/30/2012 – Jared Cunningham
11/12/2012 – Ahmad Starks
12/24/2012 – Eric Moreland
11/18/2013 – Roberto Nelson
12/30/2013 – Roberto Nelson
1/26/2015 – Gary Payton II
11/14/2016 - Tres Tinkle
2/12/2018 - Tres Tinkle
1/14/2019 - Stephen Thompson Jr.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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