Bogdan Bliznyuk of Eastern Washington named College Sports Madness Big Sky Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week

The shooting numbers of 7-of-13 suited Bogdan Bliznyuk just fine in Eastern Washington University’s first two Big Sky Conference men’s basketball road wins of the 2015-16 season.

The sophomore forward earned College Sports Madness Big Sky Conference Player of the Week honors Monday for his stat-stuffing performances in wins at Northern Arizona and Southern Utah.

Bliznyuk averaged 24.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game last week. The sweep gave EWU a 7-4 league record and four-game winning streak heading into Thursday’s home game against North Dakota, with sole possession of third place in the league standings on the line.

Quinton Hooker from UND earned the BSC Player of the Week honor from the league office after registering his own triple-double, the first in school history.