LUTE OLSON AWARD "PLAYER OF THE WEEK" HONORS
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Nov. 11, 2019

BOSTON (MA) -- Memphis' James Wiseman earns the Lute Olson award national player of the week honors.

The 7-foot-1 freshman helped the Tigers to a pair of wins last week. He began his collegiate career with 28 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks against South Carolina State. On Friday night he had 17 points, nine rebounds and five blocks against UIC.

The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons with his respective team. Freshmen and first-year transfers can be named to the All-America team, but are not eligible to receive the Player of the Year honors.

The award is named in honor of coaching great Lute Olson, who won 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.


2019-20 Lute Olson National Player of the Week

(Nov. 11): James Wiseman, Memphis