Cal State Northridge senior Davin White (Phoenix, AZ/Chandler-Gilbert CC) and Pacific senior Guillaume Yango (Paris, France/College of Southern Idaho) helped their teams extend winning streaks in key home wins over a pair of formidable opponents. Those efforts earned the players Big West Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Week honors.
This is the second straight week that White has captured top individual accolades as he helped the Matadors to close wins over Idaho (67-63) and Utah State (70-67) to improve their winning streak to six games. He came off the bench to score 15 points in both contests. Against the Vandals, the 6-1 guard made 6-of-11 shots from the field, including two three-pointers. He added a season and team-high six rebounds to go along with three steals. Against the Aggies, White had no first half points but scored all 15 of his points in the second stanza to lead all CSUN scorers. His three-pointer with 53 seconds to go was the game-winner as it gave CSUN a 68-67 lead.
Yango, a 6-9 center, shot 73.7 (14-of-19) percent from the field as the Tigers won their seventh and eighth games in a row. In a 73-66 double-overtime victory against Utah State, Yango notched 14 points and eight rebounds before fouling out at the end of regulation. He made 9 of 11 field goal attempts for a season-high 20 points in a 62-53 victory over Idaho. His tomahawk jam off of a fast break gave the Tigers a 60-51 lead with just over two minutes to play. Yango added nine rebounds, a block and two steals. For the week, Yango averaged 17.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals per game.