Cayden Ward Award Player of the Week Week Of 11/24/2025 Sport Men's Basketball School Cal Poly Year Sophomore Position Hometown Stockton, CA High School Cal Poly guard Cayden Ward scored a career-high 28 points in a win to earn The Big West Men's Basketball Player of the Week award. It is the first career weekly honor for Ward. The sophomore dropped 28 points, shooting 9-of-14 from the floor with three 3-pointers, with a season-best eight rebounds in a 92-85 road victory at Utah on Thursday. Cal Poly has a 3-3 overall record. Ward is averaging 16.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.