WASHINGTON - Georgetown University junior men’s basketball player L.J. Peak (Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney) was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday.
Peak helped lead the Hoyas to a pair of wins last week, beating St. John’s, 83-55, last Monday and following that up with a 72-69 victory over UConn on Saturday.
The junior guard averaged 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists, while shooting 45.5 percent from the floor (10-of-22) and hitting all 15 of his free throw attempts. In the win over UConn, he scored 21 points and had seven rebounds.