Deivon Smith Earns Pac-12 Player Of The Week After Third Triple-Double
Mar 4, 2024, 1:40 PM
SALT LAKE CITY – The Runnin’ Utes appear to be back and rolling after a tough February and part of that is due to the play of point guard Deivon Smith.
Smith had another great outing for Utah last weekend as the Utes hosted the Bay Area schools to close out Pac-12 play. Against Stanford last Thursday, Smith earned his third triple-double of the season and ultimately Pac-12 Player of the Week.
Smith is just the third Runnin’ Ute to earn multiple Pac-12 weekly awards in the same season joining ranks with teammate Branden Carlson and former Ute Jakob Poeltl.
📰 | A weekend sweep of the Bay Area teams and his third triple-double of the season earns @sneakgod @pac12 Player of the Week honors! ♾🚀
1⃣5⃣.5⃣ PPG
7⃣.0⃣ RPG
1⃣1⃣.5⃣ APG
6⃣8⃣.8⃣ FG%🔗 https://t.co/WeSirCAG3R#GoUtes | #Pac12MBB pic.twitter.com/ZcPhBh4aI4
— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) March 4, 2024
Deivon Smith’s Big Impact For Utah Basketball
Cal and Stanford stats combined, Smith averaged 15.5 points per game, seven rebounds, and 11.5 assists last week.
Against the Cardinal, Smith recorded 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists to earn his third triple-double of the season. (Smith’s first triple-double happened on the road against Stanford earlier in the year while his second came at home against Colorado.)
Smith followed up his Stanford performance with a double-double against Cal on Saturday contributing 18 points, four rebounds, and 10 assists.
The assist for this @ben_carlson20 triple marks @sneakgod‘s 3rd TRIPLE-DOUBLE this season‼️#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/aXSjAGOZ8K
— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) March 1, 2024
Deivon Smith In Elite Company With Third Triple-Double
Smith is just the third player in Pac-12 history with three-plus triple-doubles in a single-season joining Jason Kidd (1993-94) and Andre Iguodala (1993-94).
Additionally, Smith is just the fourth player from any major conference to record three or more triple-doubles in a single season according to the NCAA record book. Joining Kidd (Cal), Iguodala (Arizona) and LSU’s Shaquille O’Neill (1991-92) for that record.
With his THIRD TRIPLE-DOUBLE this season, @sneakgod is tonight’s Player of the Game‼️ pic.twitter.com/ajtl54We52
— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) March 1, 2024
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