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LUTE OLSON AWARD "PLAYER OF
THE WEEK" HONORS
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Feb. 18, 2019
BOSTON (MA) -- Murray State's Ja Morant earns the Lute
Olson award national player of the week honors.
The 6-foot-3 sophomore helped the Racers to a pair of Ohio
Valley conference road wins last week. On Thursday Morant had 32
points, seven assists, six rebounds and two blocks at Austin
Peay. On Saturday he finished with 25 points, 14 assists, eight
rebounds and three steals at Eastern Kentucky.
The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top
Division I player who has played at least two seasons with his
respective team. Freshmen and first-year transfers can be named
to the All-America team, but are not eligible to receive the
Player of the Year honors.
The award is named in honor of coaching great Lute Olson, who
won 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the
University of Arizona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats
to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments,
four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.
2018-19 Lute Olson National Player of the Week
(Feb. 18): Ja Morant, Murray State
(Feb. 11): Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra
(Feb. 4): Chris Clemons, Campbell
(Jan. 28): Mike Daum, South Dakota State
(Jan. 21): Tyus Battle, Syracuse
(Jan. 14): Markus Howard, Marquette
(Jan. 7): Shamorie Ponds, St. John's
(Dec. 31): Jayden Gardner, East Carolina
(Dec. 24): Markus Howard, Marquette
(Dec. 17): Shizz Alston Jr., Temple
(Dec.10): Myles Powell, Seton Hall
(Dec. 3): Mike Daum, South Dakota State
(Nov. 26): Shamorie Ponds, St. John's
(Nov. 19): Carsen Edwards, Purdue
(Nov. 12): CJ Massinburg, Buffalo
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