Long Beach State senior Donovan Morris (San Bernardino, CA/Fresno State) earned Big West Men's Basketball Player of the Week accolades for the second straight week, leading the 49ers with two 20-point performances.

Morris scored 20 points against Pepperdine and 21 versus San Francisco to lead the 49ers to a 1-1 week.  It was the fourth and fifth straight games that Morris had reached the 20-point mark.  He has led Long Beach State in scoring in all seven games this season.

He shot an impressive 56.0% (14 of 25) from the field, including 55.6% (5 of 9) from three-point range despite numerous double teams from the opponents.  In addition, he made 8 of 9 attempts from the free throw line.  Morris also averaged 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

Against Pepperdine, Morris made 7 of 10 from the field and 4 of 6 from three-point range in an 80-61 victory, the fourth in a row for LBSU.

That winning streak was snapped at San Francisco three nights later in a 78-74 double overtime loss.  Morris paced the team with 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals.

This is the fourth career Player of the Week award for Morris.

Others nominated: Trae Clark (Cal Poly); Josh Akognon (Cal State Fullerton); Dominic Calegari (UC Davis); Eric Wise (UC Irvine); Brandon Dowdy (UC Riverside); Jesse Byrd (UC Santa Barbara); Sam Willard (Pacific)