Brinson named GNAC Red Lion Player of the Week
January 14, 2013
Jamie Foland
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Senior guard Dominique Brinson (Juneau, Alaska/Accounting) has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Red Lion Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday morning.
"I'm very happy for Dom,” head coach Mick Durham said. “He's probably the hardest worker we have in the program and had a great summer. He loves to play, so it's exciting to see him get rewarded for his play."
Brinson scored 44 points, including a season-high 28 in last Saturday's 89-56 victory against Western Oregon to lead the Nanooks (10-4, 5-1 GNAC) to a home sweep, which extended their winning streak to six games, with the last five wins coming in conference play.
The Juneau, Alaska, native shot nearly 62 percent (16-26 FG) for the week and drained nine three-pointers to finish the week 53 percent (9-17 3PT) from beyond the arc. In Saturday's win, Brinson knocked down a career-best six threes while also tying a career-high with seven rebounds to go with six assists. He also netted three triples in Thursday's 81-58 win over Saint Martin's and finished with a game-high 16 points.
"He had a huge weekend, he's doing a lot things,” Durham said. “He also playing backup point for us, doing a nice job defensively and he gets his shot going. Especially Saturday night against the press, it gave our wings a chance to get open and we thought if we could break the press we could get open looks at the other end and that's where Dom took advantage."
Brinson leads the team and ranks eighth in the GNAC in scoring with 15.0 points per game this season. He also ranks third in free throw percentage (.889, 40-45 FT), fifth with 2.4 treys per game and tied for 13th in three-point percentage (.415, 34-82 3PT).
"The big thing with Dom is we've been trying to get him to become a more consistent shooter, get his percentage up from a year ago,” Durham said. “He gained valuable experience last season as a junior in the GNAC."
Alaska returns to action this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. when it faces in-state rival Alaska Anchorage (10-4, 3-3 GNAC) at the Patty Center.