SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Santa Clara men's basketball guard Brandin Podziemski picked up his fourth West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week Award of the season after yet another dominating two-game stretch to close out the regular season. The sophomore split the honors with LMU's Cam Shelton, making the duo co-players of the week.
With the win, Podziemski now has the most WCC Player of the Week honors in a single season in program history since the award's inception in 1981-82. John Bryant (2008-09), Harold Keeling (1984-85) and Nick Vanos (1984-85) are the only other Broncos to win the award three times in a single season.
Podziemski put on a show in SCU's final two games of the regular season, averaging 24.5 points, 14.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and one steal over the two games while shooting a combined 58.8 percent from the floor (20-34) and 50 percent from 3-point range (7-14). He began the week by turning in 23 points and a career high-tying 18 rebounds in the Broncos' 91-82 win over Pepperdine. He also had four assists, a steal and a block, and was 10-of-21 shooting against the Waves. The sophomore then followed that performance up with a 26 point, 10 rebound double-double on the road against San Diego. He was incredibly efficient at 10-of-13 shooting (76.9 percent) and 5-of-7 from 3-point range against the Toreros. Podz also had five assists and a steal in the San Diego win.
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— Santa Clara Men's Basketball (@SantaClaraHoops) February 24, 2023
23 pts, 18 reb (tied season high), 4 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl
♦️3rd straight double-double
♦️WCC-leading 11th double-double overall
♦️13th 20+ pt game #StampedeAhead pic.twitter.com/SZxKcVHWtX
With back-to-back double-doubles, he extended his streak to four-straight games and has 12 on the year to lead the WCC.
Podziemski has won the award more times than any other player this season.
2022-23 UCU WCC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
November 14: Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara
November 21: Eric Williams, San Diego
November 28: Tyler Robertson, Portland
December 5: Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara
December 12: Drew Timme, Gonzaga
December 20: Drew Timme, Gonzaga
December 27: Maxwell Lewis, Pepperdine
January 2: Drew Timme, Gonzaga
January 9: Keylan Boone, Pacific
January 16: Logan Johnson, Saint Mary's
January 23: Cam Shelton, LMU
January 30: Julian Strawther, Gonzaga
February 6: Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary's
February 13: Cam Shelton, LMU
February 20: Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara
February 27: Brandin Podziemski, Santa Clara; Cam Shelton, LMU
