UC Riverside senior Steve Williams (Cheyenne, WY/College of Eastern Utah) earned Big West Men's Basketball Player of the Week honors after two outstanding games in the final week of regular season play for the Highlanders.

The 6-5 swingman averaged 21.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game for the week, as the Highlanders went to overtime in both contests.

In an 82-76 defeat to Long Beach State, Williams came up one assist shy of UCR's first triple-double of the Division I era. Williams notched 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists against the 49ers in 39 minutes of play. He had the assist on the game-tying three at the end of regulation, which sent the game to overtime.

Williams then provided his second double-double with a career-high 30 points and a season-high 15 rebounds versus UC Davis in a 94-87 win. He made 10 of 15 from the field, including a perfect 5 of 5 on three-pointers. He also sank three free throws in the final 41 seconds to ice the game.

Williams shot 64.0 percent (16 of 25) from the field for the week.