Thabeet Named Big East Player of the Week Again

For the second straight week, UConn Huskies center Hasheem Thabeet has been chosen as the Big East Player of the Week.

And what a week for Thabeet it was as he helped the Huskies to a 2-0 record. In the two games, he averaged 16.5 points, 18.0 rebounds and 8.0 blocks.

In the win over Syracuse, he had 8 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocked shots as he helped the Huskies hold the Orange to 49 points, 29 points below their average. In the win over Seton Hall on Saturday, he posted career-highs with 25 points and 20 rebounds to go along with 9 blocked shots.

Thabeet and the Huskies are back in action tonight against the Pittsburgh Panthers in a Big East showdown of the ages.