LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego junior
Leo Beath has been named The Big West Men's Basketball Player of the Week. The honor is the first for Beath and the first for a Triton over the young season's two weeks.
Beath averaged 18.5 points and 6.5 rebounds leading the Tritons to a pair of wins last week. He shot 58.3% (14-24) and knocked down six of 13 three-point tries. His five three-pointers in Wednesday's win at Fresno State set a career high. His 17 points per game average is sixth in the conference.
UC San Diego is 4-0, matching the program's best Division I start (2021, 2023). Dating back to January, the Tritons have won 15 consecutive regular season games.
Beath and the Tritons will return to action next week to compete in the Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational at Walt Disney World. First up, the Tritons will take on Temple at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 PT on Monday, Nov. 24. The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU, with a link to live stats on UCSDTritons.com.
UC SAN DIEGO'S BIG WEST WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Leo Beath (Nov. 17, 2025)
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (Feb. 10, 2025)
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (Jan. 27, 2025)
Tyler McGhie (Dec. 23, 2024)
Tyler McGhie (Nov. 25, 2024)
Bryce Pope (Feb. 26, 2024)
Bryce Pope (Jan. 29, 2024)
Bryce Pope (Jan. 15, 2024)
Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (Nov. 13, 2023)
Toni Rocak (Jan. 3, 2022)
Toni Rocak (Nov. 15, 2021)
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
