BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University sophomore forward Daulton Hommes has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the period of Dec. 25-31, announced Tuesday by the conference office in Portland, Ore.
Hommes (Lynden, WA/Lynden Christian) averaged 23.0 points per game in WWU’s pair of wins last week, scoring 17 points in the 86-80 win at Seattle Pacific and 29 points in the 90-86 win at Saint Martin’s. For the week he also averaged 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals per game, while combining to shoot 46.9% (15-for-32) from the floor. He was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line and was 6-for-12 from 3-point range.
For the season Hommes has scored in double-digits in 11 of 12 games, leading the Vikings and ranking 3rd in the GNAC averaging 18.9 points per game. He is also listed amongst league leaders in rebounds (13th, 6.3 per game), field goal percentage (17th, 51.7%), free throw percentage (3rd, 91.7%) and blocked shots (9th, 1.2 per game). Over his last four games Hommes is averaging 24.0 points per game.
Hommes also received the GNAC weekly honor for Dec. 11-17, with teammate Trey Drechsel (Woodinville, WA/Cedar Park Christian) winning the award for Nov. 27-Dec. 3.
The Vikings are 9-3 overall and lead the GNAC with a 4-0 league record. WWU hosts Northwest Nazarene (Thursday, 7 pm) and Central Washington (Saturday, 7 pm) on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
