Johnny Juzang - UCLA Student-Athlete of the WeekJohnny Juzang - UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week

Juzang Selected UCLA Student-Athlete of Week

Men's Basketball

Junior guard averaged 25.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in road wins at Utah and Colorado.

Junior guard Johnny Juzang of the men's basketball team has been selected the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by Ready, for Jan. 10-17.

Juzang averaged 25.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in a pair of Pac-12 road wins last week, at Utah and Colorado. He shot 58.1 percent from the field (18-for-31) and made 4 of 7 attempts from 3-point range (57.1 percent) and also made 11 of 12 free throws in the two victories. Juzang scored a season-high 28 points in UCLA's 63-58 win at Utah on Thursday, knocking down 9 of 13 shots. He followed that performance with a 23-point, 6-rebound effort on Saturday as the Bruins outlasted Colorado, 71-65. Juzang made 9-of-18 shots at Colorado and was a perfect 4-for-4 at the free throw line. The Wooden Award midseason candidate has averaged a team-leading 18.3 points per game and has also registered 5.0 rebounds per game in all 15 contests this season.

This is Juzang's second UCLA student-athlete of the week award of the season and third of his career.

Also nominated: Ethan Champlin, M. Volleyball; Emma Malabuyo, Gymnastics; Maddie Musselman, W. Water Polo; Charisma Osborne, W. Basketball.