• UC Santa Barbara guard Ajay Mitchell averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals in two wins to earn The Big West Player of the Week honor, presented by Hercules Tires. It is Mitchell's thid career weekly acclaim from the conference, being honored once earlier this year and once last season.
• The sophomore shot a combined 54 percent (15-of-28) from the field and a 83 percent (10-of-12) from the charity stripe in the two wins.
• Mitchell recorded a double-double, with 17 points and 10 assists, in Thursday night's 75-72 road victory at Long Beach State.
• On Saturday, the Ans, Belgium native shot 9-for-13 from the field and went 5-for-5 from the free throw line for 24 points to propel UC Santa Barbara to a 87-74 home win over UC Davis.
• UC Santa Barbara currently has a 20-4 overall record and a conference-leading 11-2 record in Big West play. Mitchell is averaging 15.9 points, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game which rank fourth, second and fifth in the league, respectively.