BYU’s Childs Earns WCC and NCAA March Madness Player of the Week Honors

BYU’s Childs Earns WCC and NCAA March Madness Player of the Week Honors

SAN BRUNO, Calif.-Monday, BYU men’s basketball star junior forward Yoeli Childs netted player of the week honors from both the West Coast Conference and NCAA March Madness, as he became the national player of the week.

In wins over Utah State and Utah, Childs amassed 31 points, 9 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.

Childs also shot 70.6 percent from the field in both games and 92.3 percent at the foul line in the wins over the Aggies and Utes.

Childs has netted 31 points in three straight games now, for the Cougars. He is the first Cougar to score 30 points in three consecutive games since guard Jimmer Fredette did so in 2011.