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Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Named Old Trapper Mountain West Men's Basketball Player Of The Week

Junior guard scored a career-high 33 points in the Boise State win and averaged 21.5 points per game last week, while shooting .500 from the field.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV's Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn was named the Old Trapper Mountain West Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.

The junior guard led the Runnin' Rebels to a 2-0 week last week with wins over Boise State at home and San Jose State on the road. He averaged a team-high 21.5 points per game, while shooting .500 from the field (15 of 30). He also averaged 5.0 assists per game and 4.5 rebounds per contest.

The Lafayette, Indiana, native, who transferred to UNLV from Illinois prior to this season, scored a career-high 33 points with a career-high-tying six assists in the 89-85 overtime victory against the Broncos on Tuesday night. The 33 points marked the highest individual scoring total in a game by a UNLV player since EJ Harkless had 35 points in the 2023 Mountain West Tournament. Gibbs-Lawhorn was 11 of 23 from the field and 9 of 12 on free throws, also contributing five rebounds and a steal.

In Saturday's 76-62 win at San Jose State, Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 10 points on 4 of 7 from the field, including 2 of 4 on 3-pointers. He also had four rebounds and four assists with no turnovers.

This was the first Mountain West Player of the Week honor for Gibbs-Lawhorn as well as the first for a UNLV player this season. Tyrin Jones was named the league's Freshman of the Week on Dec. 23.

NEXT FOR THE RUNNIN' REBELS: UNLV will play its second straight road game on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at No. 23 Utah State. The 8 p.m. PT game will be televised nationally on FS1.

TICKETS: Tickets to UNLV home games may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com, by calling 702-739-FANS (3267), or by visiting the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office.

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Players Mentioned

Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn

#0 Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn

6' 1"
Junior
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Tyrin Jones

#6 Tyrin Jones

6' 9"
Freshman
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