BYU basketball: Brandon Davies named WCC Player of the Week

PROVO — BYU junior forward Brandon Davies earned West Coast Conference player of the weeks honors after guiding the Cougars to a pair of wins.

Behind Davies' play, BYU defeated No. 24 Gonzaga and Portland. In those contests, Davies averaged 16.5 points, nine rebounds and 4.5 steals. He also shot 56 percent from the floor.

In the win over the Bulldogs, Davies scored 15 points of 7-of-12 shooting and pulled down five rebounds. Against the Pilots, Davies poured in 18 points, collected 13 rebounds and had a career-high eight steals, which was one away from a school record.

This marks the second time this season that Davies has received player of the week honors. He also earned that recognition on Jan. 2.