Dec. 20, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern men?s basketball player Steve Lepore (North Olmsted, Ohio/St. Edward) was named the Big Ten?s Player of the Week for his play during the week of December 13-19.
Lepore, a sophomore forward for the Wildcats, helped NU run its win streak to three games with a pair of stellar outings last week. Against Jacksonville, he scored 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting (4-of-6 from three-point land) while grabbing two rebounds and dishing out four assists as NU won, 67-59. In the ?Cats? 78-54 win over Western Carolina, he scored a career-high 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting (5-of-6 from three-point land) and added four boards and two assists. Lepore scored 19 of his 25 points against WCU in the first half when Northwestern set the tone for the victory.
Overall, Lepore is averaging a team-high 14.4 points per game, has 35 rebounds and 11 assists.
This season, Northwestern is 4-5. The Wildcats are off until December 29 when they meet Southern California (USC). Tip-off for that game, which will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Net Chicago, is 9:30 p.m. Central. The ?Cats will be back home on January 2, hosting Oakland (Mich.) at 1 p.m.