Long Beach State men’s basketball point guard Casper Ware earned the Lou Henson Award, Big West Conference and College Sports Madness Mid-Major Player of the Week on Monday.
It marked the second time Ware has earned conference player of the week in his four years at LBSU and second time in two weeks that a 49er has received the nod. Senior guard Larry Anderson nabbed the award last week.
The Lou Henson Award is presented annually and weekly to the top Mid-Major player in Division I college basketball.
Ware led the 49ers to one of the biggest wins in program history with a career-best effort. He amassed a career-high 28 points to lead the ‘Niners to an 86-76 victory at No. 9 Pittsburgh last Wednesday. The 49ers became just the second non-Big East team to ever win in the Petersen Events Center.
Ware’s impressive performance included 10 of 18 shooting from the field, a perfect 4 of 4 at the free throw line and six assists while committing just one turnover. He also knocked down four 3-pointers against the Panthers.
Ware’s stellar play didn’t stop there. He tallied a game-high of 26 points, four rebounds and six assists last Saturday in a 77-73 overtime loss against San Diego State.
He knocked down all but one of his 12 free throw attempts in the game, including a pair with three seconds to play that pushed the game into overtime.
For the week, Ware shot 50.0 percent (17 of 34) from the floor and 93.8 percent (11 of 12) at the charity stripe. In addition, he has scored at least 20 points in all three of LBSU’s contests this season.
Ware’s first career Big West Player of the Week award came on Feb. 14, 2011 when he earned the honor after averaging 22.5 points per game in a pair of Big West road wins at UC Davis and Cal State Northridge.
Others nominated for the award: D. J. Seeley (Cal State Fullerton); Stephan Hicks (Cal State Northridge); Josh Ritchart (UC Davis); James Nunnally (UC Santa Barbara)
LBSU will return to action Tuesday against Boise State at the Walter Pyramid. Tipoff is scheduled is for 7:05 p.m.
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