SAC's Esposito Tabbed #BigSkyMBB Player of the Week
FARMINGTON, Utah (January 25, 2021) – Sacramento State senior forward Ethan Esposito led the Hornets in a big way last week to earn his first Big Sky Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honor.
Esposito posted three impressive stat lines to lead Sacramento State to a 2-1 record including a road win over Idaho State and a home split with Montana. He averaged 25.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 3 assists across all three games and shot 48 percent from the field and 79 percent from the free throw line.
In the Hornet’s road win against Idaho State on Monday, Esposito set new career-highs in scoring with 26 points and assists with four while also grabbing seven boards. He shot 9-of-16 from the floor, 2-of-2 from three-point range, and 6-of-7 from the free throw line.
Next up for Sacramento State was a home series against Montana on Thursday and Saturday.
In Thursday’s loss, Esposito posted his third double-double of the season with 24 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, a block, and a steal.
The Hornets outlasted the Griz in Saturday’s double-overtime win. Esposito tied his career-high in scoring with 26 points and added nine rebounds, three assists, a block, and a steal to lead Sacramento State.
Esposito leads his team in scoring and rebounding averaging 18.7 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game. In conference play, he averages 20.2 points per game and 8.8 rebounds per game.
He is the first Hornet to earn Big Sky weekly honors since Joshua Patton on Nov. 26, 2019.
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Other Nominees: Tanner Groves, Eastern Washington; Isiah Brown, Weber State; Matt Johnson II, Northern Colorado; Amin Adamu, Montana State; Khalid Thomas, Portland State; Cameron Shelton, Northern Arizona; Maizen Fausett, Southern Utah; Kyle Owens, Montana; Tarik Cool, Idaho State
Previous #BigSkyMBB Players of the Week
Jan. 18 – Jubrile Belo, Montana State
Jan. 11 – Xavier Bishop, Montana State
Jan. 4 – Cameron Shelton, Northern Arizona
Dec. 28 – Brayden Parker, Idaho State
Dec. 21 – Tanner Groves, Eastern Washington
Dec. 14 – Tevian Jones, Southern Utah
Dec. 7 – Maizen Fausett, Southern Utah
Nov. 30 – Xavier Bishop, Montana State