February 28, 2005
Texas A&M junior Antoine Wright has been named college basketball's national player of the week by The Sporting News, the magazine said Monday.
Wright scored 29 points in Saturday's win against No. 25-ranked Texas Tech, making 7-of-8 three-pointers. The performance tied the school record for single game percentage (.875) with Lynn Suber, who also made 7-of-8 against Connecticut in the 1989 Great Alaska Shootout.
Wright also led the Aggies' victory against Iowa State last week, scoring 21 points in helping A&M end the Cyclones' seven-game Big 12 winning streak.
In two games last week, Wright averaged 25.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists while making 19-of-28 (.679) from the field and 9-of-12 (.750) from three-point range.
In the last three games, Wright has averaged 27.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and made .683 from the field, .631 from three-point range and .875 from the free throw line.
With 1,227 career points, Wright ranks 13th on the A&M career list.
The Aggies play at No. 8 Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.
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