LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 14, 2022) – The Wyoming Cowboys picked up another Mountain West Player of the Week honor on Monday, as graham Ike garnered the award for the second time this season. It marks back-to-back weeks a Cowboy has earned the award, as Hunter Maldonado did so last week. It is the first time since the 2002-03 season that Wyoming has won the award in back-to-back week with Donta Richardson and Jay Straight doing so during that season.
Ike, a native of Aurora, Colo. averaged 26.5 points per game and added 15 rebounds per night, as the Cowboys are currently in first place in the Mountain West Conference. He also added two assists per game and recorded a double-double in both contests.
Against Utah State, Ike added 28 points and 12 rebounds going 10-of-17 from the field. He recorded 25 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds against San Jose State. It was the most rebounds in a game since Justin James recorded 20 against Evansville on Nov. 28, 2018. He scored 36 of his points for the week in the second half of the two contests.