LOGAN, Utah – Utah State graduate senior guard Darius Brown II has been named the America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Sunday, Dec. 24. The award is voted on by a state-wide media panel.
 
With its sponsorship of the Student-Athlete of the Week, America First Credit Union donates funds directly to support student-athlete scholarships.
 
The native of Pasadena, California, led Utah State with 19 points and eight assists in its 80-65 home win against East Tennessee State last week. Brown also added three rebounds in the win, while shooting 63.6 percent (7-of-11) from the field, 25.0 percent (1-of-4) from deep and 80.0 percent (4-of-5) at the free throw line. He is the first Aggie since at least the 2010-11 campaign to record six or more assists in 12 games during a season.
 
Utah State begins Mountain West play on the road at Air Force on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m.
 
Season tickets for the 2023-24 men's basketball season are already on sale and can be purchased by visiting www.utahstateaggies.com or by calling the Utah State ticket office at 1-888-USTATE-1.
 
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Nominees from other sports for USU Student-Athlete of the Week included:
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL – Junior guard Cheyenne Stubbs (Bradenton, Florida) led Utah State with 16 points, a season-high seven rebounds and a career-high five assists in its 51-49 loss to Western Colorado. Stubbs shot 6-of-21 (.286) from the floor, 3-of-9 (.333) from 3-point range and 1-of-2 (.500) from the charity stripe.
 
FOOTBALL – Junior cornerback Jaiden Francois (Florida City, Florida) had a career-high nine tackles, which included a career-best 1.0 sacks and a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss, while adding his first career forced fumble in Utah State's 45-22 loss to Georgia State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
 
2023-24 America First Credit Union USU Student-Athlete of the Week Winners
Aug. 28 – Shelby Capllonch, Volleyball
Sept. 4 – Adna Mehmedovic, Volleyball
Sept. 11 – Jaiden Francois, Football
Sept. 18 – Diera Walton, Soccer
Sept. 25 – Shelby Capllonch, Volleyball
Oct. 2 – Bodin Zarkovic, Men's Tennis
Oct. 9 – Cooper Legas, Football
Oct. 16 – Tatum Stall, Volleyball
Oct. 23 – Bodin Zarkovic, Men's Tennis
Oct. 30 – Julio Arronte Sanchez, Golf
Nov. 6 – Whitney Lopez, Soccer
Nov. 13 – Tatum Stall, Volleyball
Nov. 20 – Cheyenne Stubbs, Women's Basketball
Nov. 27 – Levi Williams, Football
Dec. 4 – Great Osobor, Men's Basketball
Dec. 11 – Mason Falslev, Men's Basketball
Dec. 18 – Ian Martinez, Men's Basketball
Dec. 26 – Darius Brown II, Men's Basketball


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