GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Blaise Threatt put together two monumental offensive performances and was recognized Monday as the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week.
Threatt averaged 22.5 points, five rebounds and three assists during a 2-0 road trip to South Dakota. Last Friday, Threatt scored a season-high 26 points in the Mavs' upset of previously undefeated and third-ranked Black Hills State, then added a team-high 19 points in a Saturday win over South Dakota Mines. Threatt shot 53 percent from the field for the week.
The award comes just two weeks after Threatt was honored as the RMAC Defensive Player of the Week. Threatt is the only player in the RMAC this season to win both an offensive and defensive weekly award. They are the first two Player of the Week awards in Threatt's career and the second and third for CMU this season, joining
Mac Riniker, who won Defensive Player of the Week on November 15.
Threatt is putting together a season that might make him the most well-rounded player in the RMAC. He leads the conference with two steals per game and ranks sixth in points with 16.9 per game, 11
th in rebounding with 6.3 rebounds per game and fifth in assists with 3.6 per game.
Colorado Mesa is currently on a nine-game winning streak and ranked fifth in the latest D2SIDA South Central regional rankings. The Mavericks play on Friday night at Fort Lewis, which is ranked No. 15 in the nation and third in the regional rankings. They next play at home on January 28 against Western Colorado.