Tai Wesley is the WAC POW

Utah State's Tai Wesley has been named the Verizon Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 14-20. The honor marks the fifth career WAC Player of the Week award for Wesley and his third of the season.

Wesley, a senior forward from Provo, Utah (Provo HS), led Utah State to a pair of wins last week as it defeated Montana Western (100-66) and No. 23 Saint Mary's (75-65) on the road, snapping the Gaels' 19-game home winning streak.

Against Montana Western, Wesley had 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one blocked shot in just 21 minutes. Against Saint Mary's, he posted his sixth double-double of the season and 15th of his career with 22 points and 11 rebounds, to go along with two blocked shots and one assist.

For the week, Wesley averaged 21.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game. He shot 16-of-27 (59.3 percent) from the field and 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the free throw line.

Other nominees: 

* Boise State senior guard La'Shard Anderson 
* Fresno State sophomore center Greg Smith
* Hawai'i junior guard Zane Johnson
* Idaho sophomore center Kyle Barone 
* Louisiana Tech freshman guard Kenyon McNeaill
* Nevada freshman guard Jerry Evans, Jr.
* San Jose State junior forward Wil Carter