Gonzaga men move up in AP poll to No. 6

Tue., Jan. 6, 2015

Men’s basketball: Gonzaga moved up one spot in both polls, climbing to No. 6 in AP and No. 7 in the USA Today coaches rankings.

The Zags (14-1, 3-0 WCC) entertain San Francisco on Thursday and Santa Clara on Saturday. BYU (13-4, 3-1) received three votes in the AP poll. BYU and Saint Mary’s (11-3, 4-0) each received one vote in the coaches poll.

Kentucky was the unanimous No. 1 in the AP rankings for the fifth straight week.

Karnowski takes WCC weekly honor

Men’s basketball: Junior center Przemek Karnowski, who scored 21 points and made a key defensive play late in Gonzaga’s 87-75 win over Portland on Saturday, was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week.

Karnowski made his first career 3-pointer and finished 9 of 12 from the field.

He also stripped the ball away from Thomas van der Mars with 1:15 left and the Bulldogs protecting a 77-70 lead.

Harvey Big Sky Player of Week

Men’s basketball: Eastern Washington’s Tyler Harvey has been selected as the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week after averaging 27.5 points per game in two wins.

Harvey scored a career-high 39 points in an 84-78 win over Weber State and had 16 points in a 65-57 win over Idaho State.

Harvey leads the nation in scoring at 23.4 points per game and in 3-point field goals per game at 4.60.

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Gonzaga men move up in AP poll to No. 6

Karnowski takes WCC weekly honor

Harvey Big Sky Player of Week

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