UNLV’S EJ HARKLESS NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior guard earns first such honor after averaging 19.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 5.0 apg in wins over No. 21 Dayton and High Point
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UNLV senior EJ Harkless was named the Mountain West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday. It is the first such honor for a Runnin’ Rebel this season.
The Runnin’ Rebels, who have started the season 4-0 for the first time in five years and are now receiving votes in the Associated Press Poll, defeated No. 21 Dayton (60-52) and High Point (78-68) last week.
Originally from San Bernardino, California, Harkless, a 6-foot-3-inch guard who transferred to UNLV from Oklahoma, led UNLV last week with 19.5 points per game. He also averaged 5.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, three 3-pointers and a steal per contest.
In the victory over the Flyers, UNLV’s first over a ranked non-conference team on its home floor in eight years, Harkless scored a game-high 24 points on 9 of 19 shooting with six rebounds and three assists. He wrapped up the week in the win over the Panthers with 15 points, tallying seven assists.
NEXT FOR UNLV: The Runnin’ Rebels will face Southern Illinois in the SoCal Challenge Monday night at 10 p.m. PT in San Juan Capistrano, California. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network. Listen and live stats links are available at UNLVRebels.com.