Bishop IV Highlights Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week
1/9/2024 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) has named five Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week for games of the week ending Sunday, Jan. 7, including GW's James Bishop IV.
For the 2023-24 season, the USBWA has expanded its national player of the week program that has been affiliated with the Oscar Robertson Trophy since the 2009-10 season to five honorees each week.
Bishop dominated last week averaging 30.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks while shooting 52.9 percent from the floor, 54.5 percent from beyond the arc and 81.8 percent from the free throw line.
In Wednesday's triple overtime game versus Fordham, the 6-2 guard from Baltimore, Md., scored 32 points on an efficient 11-of-21 shooting, including a 4-of-7 showing from deep and a 6-of-8 day at the free throw line. He also added six assists, five rebounds and a career-high three blocks, just the second 30/5/5/3 game in the NCAA this season.
Bishop then carried GW to a road win at VCU, including the game-winning shot with 1.7 seconds remaining. He scored 23 of his 28 points after halftime, connecting on 7-of-13 shots, 2-of-4 from three and 12-of-14 free throws. He added five more rebounds, three assists and two steals.
In addition to Bishop, the additional honorees were North Carolina's Armando Bacot, Illinois' Marcus Domask, San Francisco's Jonathan Mogbo and Utah State's Great Osobor.
For the 2023-24 season, the USBWA has expanded its national player of the week program that has been affiliated with the Oscar Robertson Trophy since the 2009-10 season to five honorees each week.
Bishop dominated last week averaging 30.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks while shooting 52.9 percent from the floor, 54.5 percent from beyond the arc and 81.8 percent from the free throw line.
In Wednesday's triple overtime game versus Fordham, the 6-2 guard from Baltimore, Md., scored 32 points on an efficient 11-of-21 shooting, including a 4-of-7 showing from deep and a 6-of-8 day at the free throw line. He also added six assists, five rebounds and a career-high three blocks, just the second 30/5/5/3 game in the NCAA this season.
Bishop then carried GW to a road win at VCU, including the game-winning shot with 1.7 seconds remaining. He scored 23 of his 28 points after halftime, connecting on 7-of-13 shots, 2-of-4 from three and 12-of-14 free throws. He added five more rebounds, three assists and two steals.
In addition to Bishop, the additional honorees were North Carolina's Armando Bacot, Illinois' Marcus Domask, San Francisco's Jonathan Mogbo and Utah State's Great Osobor.
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