Napheesa Collier has been named the American Athletic Conference Player of the

Week. It was the third time the UConn star has garnered the award this season. By Bob Phillips





PROVIDENCE— UConn’s Napheesa Collier has been named the American Athletic Conference's Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Feb. 10. It is the third time this season the senior forward has been so honored.





For the week, the 6-2 O’Fallon, MO, native averaged 25.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 blocks per game. She also connected on 84.6 percent of her shots from the field in two wins vs. ECU and Temple.





Against ECU on Wednesday, Pheesa dropped in 21 points in just 21 minutes, shooting a perfect 10-for-10 from the field while adding four boards, three assists and three blocks. She followed that performance with a season-best 30-point, 14-rebound outing vs. Temple on Saturday. She shot 12-for-16 from the floor, adding six assists and three blocked shots to her stat line vs. the Owls. Overall, Collier ranks second in The American this season with a 19.3 ppg average, and leads the conference in rebounds with 9.9 boards per contest.





In other American news for the week…





Freshman of the Week

Marissa Mackins * Fr. * G * Temple

Mackins averaged 12.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in a 1-1 week for Temple, including a win over Houston. Against the Cougars, she tabulated 14 points including three 3-pointers while dishing out four assists. She was then one of five Owls to reach double-figures against UConn, finishing with 11 points, two rebounds and three assists. So far on the season, Mackins ranks third on the Temple roster with 7.5 points per game.





Weekly Honor Roll

Kay Kay Wright * Jr. * G * UCF

Registered her 10th 20-plus point performance of the season in UCF’s lone game of the week, finishing with 20 points, a season-high nine assists, two steals and five rebounds against SMU .

Antoinette Miller * Jr. * G * Cincinnati

Scored a career-high 23 points on 8-of-12 (66.7 percent) shooting, pulling down four rebounds with three assists and two steals in the Bearcats’ 82-54 win over Wichita State on Sunday

Lashonda Monk * So. * G * ECU

Averaged 17 points, 4.5 steals and 2.5 assists in ECU’s 1-1 week; scored 12 points against UConn on Wednesday and totaled 22 points (including 15-of-16 from the foul line), four rebounds and eight steals against Memphis on Saturday

Mia Davis * So. * F * Temple

Posted a 33-point, 17-rebound double-double in Temple’s 76-65 win over Houston on Tuesday, hitting a career-high in points and tying her career mark in boards; led the Owls with 20 points and nine rebounds at UConn on Saturday

Crystal Polk * Sr. * F * Tulsa

Averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in a 2-0 week for the Golden Hurricane; posted a 20-point, 14-rebound double-double on Sunday against Tulane, converting on 8-of-16 from the field