NWC Men's Basketball Player of the Week

Feb. 20

NWC Player of the Week: Zack McVey (UPS, Sr., F, Woodinville, Wash. - Woodinville HS) led the Loggers to a pair of NWC title clinching victories by scoring 53 points and grabbing 19 rebounds. He was 17 of 26 from the floor and 19 of 23 from the free throw line.
Honorable Mention: Ryan Wells (L&C, Sr., G); Lance Pecht (Whitworth, Sr., F); Scott Szalay (George Fox, Sr., P); Josh Vanlandingham (PLU, Jr., W); Jason Luchterhand (Willamette, Sr., P); Branden Kawazoe (Pacific, Sr., G); Kyle Born (Whitman, Jr., F).

Feb. 13

NWC Player of the Week: Scott Szalay (George Fox, Sr., P, Everett, Wash. - Kamiak HS) totaled 43 points, 23 rebounds, eight blocks and six steals in a pair of Bruin victories. He made 56% (18/32) of his shots from the field while recording back to back double-doubles.
Honorable Mention: Lance Pecht (Whitworth, Sr., F); Chase Curtiss (UPS, Sr., G); CJ Stuvland (Willamette, Jr., G); Ross Bartlett (Pacific, Fr., F); Scott Lowery (PLU, Sr., W/P); Matt Kelly (Whitman, Sr., G).

Feb. 6

NWC Player of the Week: Lance Pecht (Whitworth, Sr., F, Spokane, Wash. - Lewis-Clark St.) led the Pirates to a pair of road wins. His 19-point and 14-rebound double-double led to a win at Willamette. He had an NWC-best and career-high 38 points at L&C. For the week he shot 66% from the field and 88% from the line.
Honorable Mention: Chase Curtiss (UPS, Sr., G); Brandon Kawazoe (Pacific, Sr., G); Aaron Schmick (George Fox, Sr., W); Ryan Monagle (Linfield, Sr., F); Ryan Wells (L&C, Sr., G); Josh Vanlandingham (PLU, Jr., W); Jason Luchterhand (Willamette, Sr., P); Erik Kofler (Whitman, Sr., P).

Jan. 30

NWC Player of the Week: Lance Pecht (Whitworth, Sr., F, Spokane, Wash. - Lewis-Clark St.) made 61% of his shots from the field and 77% of his free throws to lead the Pirates to a pair of wins. He finished with 41 points, 18 rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Honorable Mention: Chase Curtiss (UPS, Sr., G); Aaron Schmick (George Fox, Sr., W); Kyle Born (Whitman, Jr., F); Josh Vanlandingham (PLU, Jr., W); Thomas Tillery (L&C, So., G).

Jan. 23

NWC Player of the Week: Lance Pecht (Whitworth, Sr., F, Spokane, Wash. - Lewis-Clark St.) led Whitworth to a pair of wins by making 66% of his shots and scoring 46 points. He had a career-high 29 points in the win over Whitman and added nine rebounds during the two games.
Honorable Mention: Thomas Tillery (L&C, So., G); Kyle Born (Whitman, Jr., F); Drew Miller (Willamette); Aaron Schmick (George Fox, Sr., W); Drew Cardwell (PLU, Sr., W); Brandon Kawazoe (Pacific, Sr., G); Ryan Monagle (Linfield, Sr., F); Antwan Williams (UPS, Fr., G).

Jan. 16

NWC Player of the Week: John Olinger (Willamette, Sr., G, Salem, Ore. - Clackamas CC) led the Bearcats to a pair of conference wins with 41 points on 57% shooting from the field, 45% from three point range and 91% from the free throw line. He added nine rebounds, six assists and five steals.
Honorable Mention: Chase Curtiss (UPS, Sr., G); Kyle Born (Whitman, Jr., F); Aaron Schmick (George Fox, Sr., W); Josh Vanlandingham (PLU, Jr., W); Jeff Christensen (L&C, So., G); Brandon Kawazoe (Pacific, Sr., G); Ryan Monagle (Linfield, Sr., F).

Jan. 9

NWC Player of the Week: Zach McVey (UPS, Sr., F, Woodinville, Wash. - Woodinville HS) led the Loggers to the top of the NWC standings by scoring 40 points and grabbing nine rebounds in key home wins over PLU and George Fox. He shot 71% from the field and 73% from the free throw line.
Honorable Mention: Aaron Schmick (George Fox, Sr., W); Drew Cardwell (PLU, Sr., W); Kyle Born (Whitman, Jr., F); John Olinger (Willamette, Sr., G); Kevin Hasenfus (Whitworth, Jr., C); Steve Taylor (Linfield, So., G); Brandon Kawazoe (Pacific, Sr., G).

Jan. 2

NWC Player of the Week: Matt Kelly (Whitman, Sr., G, Walla Walla, Wash. - Walla Walla HS) scored 52 points in a pair of games at the White Rose City Classic in York, Pa., including a career high 33 points in the win over Mt. Union. He added nine rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Honorable Mention: John Olinger (Willamette, Sr., G); Chase Curtiss (UPS, Sr., G); Jon Young (Whitworth, Jr., G); Drew Cardwell (PLU, Sr., W).

Dec. 23

NWC Player of the Week: Taylor Marsh (UPS, So., G, Edmonds, Wash. - Meadowdale) was named MVP of the Caltech tournament after scoring 41 points. He then scored 15 points in the Loggers’ upset of NCAA DI UC Riverside. He made 59% (16/27) of his three pointers in the three games and added eight steals.
Honorable Mention: Kevin Hasenfus (Whitworth, Jr., P); Chris Parker (George Fox, Jr., P); Brandon Kawazoe (Pacific, Sr., G); David Berggren (L&C, Fr., G); Drew Cardwell (PLU, Sr., W).

Dec. 12

NWC Player of the Week: Thomas Tillery (L&C, So., G, Portland, Ore. - Benson HS) led the Pioneers to a pair of victories while averaging 17 points a game. He added 13 assists and 11 rebounds and scored the game winner at Evergreen in the final seconds.
Honorable Mention: Ben Melvin (George Fox, Sr., W); Matt Kelly (Whitman, Sr., G); Ross Bartlett (Pacific, Fr., F); John Olinger (Willamette, Sr.).

Dec. 5

NWC Player of the Week: Chase Curtiss (UPS, Sr., G, Santa Cruz, Calif. - Soquel) led the Loggers to a pair of NWC road victories by scoring 41 points (including 11 three pointers, while shooting 61% beyond the arc). He also came up with eight steals.
Honorable Mention: Scott Szalay (George Fox, Sr., P); CJ Stuvland (Willamette, Jr., G); Lance Pecht (Whitworth, Sr., F); Brandon Kawazoe (Pacific, Sr., G); Josh Dressler (PLU, Fr., G); Matt Kelly (Whitman, Sr., G).

Nov. 28

NWC Player of the Week: Erik Kofler (Whitman, Sr., P, Walla Walla, Wash. - Walla Walla) scored 43 points on 51% shooting in two games. He added 16 rebounds and four blocked shots. He had a career high 28 points in a win over previously undefeated Concordia (Ore.).
Honorable Mention: Zack McVey (UPS, Sr., F); Josh Vanlandingham (PLU, Jr., W); David Berggren (L&C, Fr., G); Phil Heu-Weller (George Fox, Jr., W); Kyle Motta (Pacific, Jr., F); Jason Luchterhand (Willamette).

Nov. 21

NWC Player of the Week: Phil Heu-Weller (George Fox, Jr., W, Olympia, Wash. - Olympia) led the Bruins to a season-opening win with 32 points on 63% shooting.
Honorable Mention: Lance Pecht (Whitworth, Sr., F); Erik Kofler (Whitman, Sr., F); Thomas Tillery (L&C, So., G); Brandon Kawazoe (Pacific, Sr., G).