Nevada’s Desmond Cambridge named Mountain West Player of the Week
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David Calvert || Nevada Athletics Department
Nevada guard Desmond Cambridge was given the Mountain West Player of the Week award, the conference announced Monday.
Of the three games the Wolf Pack had last week, Cambridge posted two 20-point performances, averaging 19.7 points on 42.6 percent (20-for-47) shooting and 41.4 percent from 3-point range. Cambridge hit 12 3-pointers last week and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe. He added 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocks in 31.0 minutes per game.
Cambridge totaled a season-best 27 points on 9-of-19 shooting (7-of-11 from deep) in Nevada’s 79-72 win over San Diego. In the first of two games against Air Force, the 6-foot-4 guard tallied 23 points on 7-of-16 shooting with seven rebounds, five assists, two blocks and one steal. He knocked down four 3s on nine attempts from outside
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Cambridge, Sherfield lead Nevada past San Diego 79-72
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John Byrne || Nevada Athletics Department
A late second-half push awarded Nevada a 79-72 victory over San Diego, behind dominant performances from the dynamic guard duo of Desmond Cambridge Jr. and Grant Sherfield.
USD tied it at 67 after a thunderous two-handed jam from Josh Parrish. A jump hook over the left shoulder of Nevada’s Zane Meeks gave it the 69-67 lead. It extended its advantage to 72-67 lead after a steal from Sherfield, who fed the open Cambridge for a wing 3-pointer.
The Toreros trimmed it to 74-72 with under a 1:36, but weren’t able to muster up a strong enough comeback to earn their first victory of the season.