After a huge week that saw the Rainbow Warriors knock off two of the top three teams in the Big West, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s basketball player Justin McKoy earned Big West Player of the Week honors. It is the first Player of the Week honor for McKoy and the second time a UH player got the award this season.
The 6‘8“ forward averaged a double-double of 19.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as UH defeated conference heavyweights UC San Diego and UC Davis. For the week, McKoy shot 67 percent from the floor (10-of-15), 67 percent on threes (4-of-6) and 88 percent from the line (15-of-17).
McKoy tied his career high with 22 points and added nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks in a 94-86 overtime win over UC San Diego. He made three key defensive plays in overtime, including a forced turnover and an errant shot on back-to-back possession in the final minute to help UH pull away from the Tritons.
Two nights later he notched a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double in UH’s 87-70 rout of UC Davis. McKoy fueled UH’s game-changing 18-2 run against the Aggies with 10 points, while hitting all three of his three-point attempts in the first half as the ‘Bows built a double-digit lead it would maintain nearly throughout.
