Juzang averaged 22.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in the men's basketball team's first two games last week, leading UCLA past CSU Bakersfield (95-58) and No. 4 Villanova in overtime (86-77). Juzang shot 40.5 percent from the field and was 11-for-12 at the free throw line. He scored 19 points and totaled four rebounds in the season-opening win against CSU Bakersfield on Nov. 9. The Pac-12 Player of the Week led UCLA with 25 points (and recorded eight rebounds) in the overtime win versus Villanova on Nov. 12. He has scored in double figures in each of his last nine games, dating back to last season..
This is Juzang's first UCLA student-athlete of the week award of the season and second of his career.
Also nominated: Mac May, W. Volleyball; Kyle Philips, Football; Tommy Silva, M. Soccer; IImar'I Thomas, W. Basketball.