Senior Thomas Welsh of the UCLA men's basketball team has been named the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for Dec. 4-10.

Welsh tied his career high with 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in UCLA's 78-69 overtime loss to Michigan at Crisler Center on Saturday, Dec. 9. Welsh recorded his sixth double-double in nine games, connecting on 8 of 12 shots from the field. He was a perfect 2-for-2 from beyond the three-point arc and was 4-for-4 at the free throw line in the overtime setback on Saturday.

The Bruins return to Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, Dec. 16 to take on No. 25 Cincinnati at 12:30 p.m. PT. The game will be televised on CBS.

This is Welsh's first UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week of the season and of his career.

Also Nominated: Reily Buechler (Women's Volleyball), Jordin Canada (Women's Basketball).