Gilbert Named Big 12 Player of the Week

IRVING, Texas - Iowa State senior guard Keshon Gilbert has been named the Big 12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week.

Gilbert was named to the Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 20.7 points per game at the Lahaina Civic Center. The St. Louis, Missouri native had 23 points in the opening game against No. 4 Auburn, coming within a basket of knocking off the Tigers. The senior guard followed up with a game-high 24 points against Dayton, then a 15-point, six-assist game against Colorado to leave the islands with a 2-1 record. The sociology major was one of three players in the country to average at least 20.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals this week, and the only one of the three to do it in fewer than 90 minutes of action. It is his third Big 12 weekly award nod, but his first Player of the Week selection after a pair of newcomer nods a year ago.

No. 6 Iowa State returns to action on Wednesday, hosting No. 5 Marquette in the Big 12-BIG EAST Battle. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. on ESPN+. The game is sold out.