Drew Brandon Mug

Drew Brandon

  • Award
    MBB Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/25/2014
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Eastern Washington
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Corona, Calif.
  • High School
    Santiago
Eastern Washington’s Drew Brandon has been selected as the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week after leading his team to one of the biggest regular-season wins in league history.

Brandon, a 6-foot-4, senior guard from Corona, Calif, scored a career-high 27 points with eight rebounds, five steals and four assists in the Eagles’ 88-86 upset of perennial national power Indiana in Bloomington on Monday night. Brandon made 10-of-16 shots from the floor, and was 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.

It was the first ever win over a Big Ten team for Eastern Washington. It was the first time a Big Sky team had knocked off a Big Ten team since 2006. It is also believed to be the first time a Big Sky team has ever won a true road game against a Big Ten team. Indiana entered the game undefeated, receiving votes in both major polls, and riding a 43-game home winning streak against non-conference teams.

Brandon finished the week averaging 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, four assists and three steals per game. Eastern Washington fell to No. 22 SMU 77-68 last Saturday.