Almond C-USA Player of the Week
11/27/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 27, 2006
Rice senior guard Morris Almond averaged 35.0 points for the Owls as the C-USA Preseason Player of the Year earned Player of the Week honors for the week ending Nov. 26, as selected by a panel of media representatives covering the conference.
The All-America candidate tied the Conference USA record with a 42-point performance at Utah on Saturday, hitting 13-of-16 field goals, including four 3-pointers, and nailing 12-of-14 from the free-throw line. He made his first eight field goal attempts and hit seven straight free throws before a miss. It was his 10th career game with more than 30 points and the second time in his career he has scored more than 40 points (the 42 points was a career-high). For the week, Almond averaged 35.0 points, with 28 points in a Nov. 20 game with Oregon, and shot .634 (26-41) from the field despite being double teamed during most of both games. This is his first C-USA Player of the Week honor for the season and fourth of his career.
