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MWC Men's Basketball Player of the Week No. 6 BYU's Lee Cummard earns first career weekly honor.
Dec. 17, 2007 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - BYU junior guard Lee Cummard has been named the Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the first time in his career. Cummard, a Mesa, Ariz., native, led the 25th-ranked Cougars to non-conference wins over Lamar (88-66) and Pepperdine (86-67) last week. He shot 75.0 percent from both the floor (21-for-28) and the three-point arc (6-for-8) while averaging team-highs of 24.0 points, 6.5 assists, 2.5 blocks and 1.5 steals per game. Cummard also pulled down 8.0 rebounds per game. He tallied game-highs of 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists vs. Lamar on 11-of-16 shooting from the field and a 5-of-7 performance from behind the arc. Cummard's points, assists and field goals totals were all career-highs. He also added one blocked shot and one steal, while committing zero turnovers. Against Pepperdine he recorded game-highs of 21 points (10-of-12 shooting), five assists, a personal-best four blocks and two steals, while adding six rebounds.
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