Freshman Brandon Jawato (El Segundo, Calif./El Segundo HS) utilized his long range shooting prowess to help Hawai`i remain undefeated in conference play, earning him Big West Men's Basketball Player of the Week honors.
Jawato tied a Big West and UH record for three-pointers without a miss as he nailed all seven in a 76-61 win ag
ainst UC Riverside Saturday. He hit all seven treys in the first half alone, matching the entire output of the Highlander squad as UH built a 40-21 lead at the break. Jawato drained a trio of consecutive three-pointers to key a 14-0 run midway through the first half.
The 6-4 guard delivered his record-setting performance in the first 20 minutes as cramps forced him to sit out the majority of the second stanza.
Only two other players in Big West history went 7-for-7 in a game on three-point tries – UC Riverside's Rickey Porter (vs. Pacific on 1-7-06) and UC Irvine's Dylan Rigdon (vs. Cal State Fullerton on 2-24-90).
Jawato also played a key role in UH's 90-88 win against Cal State Fullerton Thursday. He notched 11 points in 21 minutes, hitting a pair of clutch three-pointers down the stretch as the Rainbow Warriors clawed back from an 11-point halftime deficit. Jawato scored seven of his 11 points in the final five minutes of the game.
For the week, Jawato averaged 16.0 points while shooting 71.4 (10 of 14) percent from the field and 90.0 (9 of 10) percent from beyond the arc. He has now hit nine consecutive threes in the last two games.
Others nominated: Chris Eversley (Cal Poly); D.J. Seeley (Cal State Fullerton); Mike Caffey (Long Beach State); Kyle Boswell (UC Santa Barbara); Sama Taku (Pacific)