Forward Mike Moser earned his second straight Pac-12 player of the week award on Monday, putting him into the Oregon men’s basketball history books.
Before Moser, no Duck had ever earned consecutive player of the week honors. This is also the second time in program history that Oregon has earned back-to-back weekly honors — Luke Ridnour and Luke Jackson won the award two weeks in a row during the 2002-03 season.
Moser compiled two double doubles this past week in wins over Arizona State and Arizona. Against the Sun Devils, the senior scored 22 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field and grabbed 17 rebounds. He struggled shooting against the Wildcats (4-of-11) but still scored 10 points, grabbed 10 boards and recorded four steals in Oregon’s 64-57 upset victory.
The Pac-12 has given out 18 player of the week awards this season, and before Moser’s win last week, no Duck earned the honor. This is the 32nd time an Oregon player has won the award in program history.
The regular season ended on Saturday but the Pac-12 tournament is getting underway on Wednesday. The Ducks garnered the seventh seed in the tournament and will play 10-seed Oregon State at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Las Vegas.
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