Men’s Basketball Milton Named CCAA Player of the Week

CHICO, Calif. – Cal State San Marcos guard Greg Milton III was selected as the CCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 23-29 on Tuesday.
Milton scorched No. 12/14 Cal State San Bernardino for 30 points, leading the Cougars to an 98-85 upset win over the Yotes on Saturday as CSUSM completed a weekend sweep. CSUSM also blew out Cal Poly Pomona, 70-44, on Thursday.
The senior guard from Sacramento shot 67% (12-of-18) to score 30 points, the most since Milton put up 39 in the season opener on Nov. 11 at Saint Martin’s. He also pulled nine rebounds with four assists and two steals in 36 minutes of play against CSUSB. In the win over Cal Poly Pomona, Milton had 10 points with five rebounds and five assists.
For the week, Milton averaged 20 points, seven rebounds, 4.5 assists and a steal per game.
Milton is third in the conference in scoring at 18.9 points per game. He leads the CCAA in three-point field-goal percentage at 44.6% and is fifth in field-goal percentage at 52.5%.
Cal State San Marcos will hit the road to face Cal State Monterey Bay on Thursday and San Francisco State on Saturday.