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Jason Kapono
• Men's Basketball • Junior • Lakewood, CA • Artesia HS | |
Junior guard Jason Kapono (Lakewood, CA/Artesia HS) of the UCLA Men's Basketball Team was selected as the UCLABruins.com Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Dec. 3-9.
Kapono scored a team-high 22 points and added eight rebounds and a team-high five assists in UCLA's 79-57 win over 16th-ranked Alabama in the Wooden Classic Dec. 8. Against UC Riverside Dec. 5, he played a season-high 37 minutes with 18 points, six rebounds and one assist in the Bruins' 65-50 victory.
Kapono leads the Bruins in minutes (34.7), points (21.5), three-point field goal (54.1, 20-37) and free throw percentage (92.6, 25-27). He is also averaging 5.7 rebounds (No. 2 on team) and 2.3 assists (No. 1) and shooting 52.5 from the field.
This is Kapono's first UCLABruins.com Student-Athlete of the Week honor this season and the third of his career.
Also nominated: Jalina Bradley (women's basketball), Angela Eckmier (women's volleyball).