Mayo named Men's Basketball Player of the Week

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INDIANAPOLIS -- University of Illinois at Chicago senior Josh Mayo has been named Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the period of Nov. 17-23. The selection marks Mayo's fourth career weekly honor from the league office.

A native of Merrillville, Ind., Mayo averaged 25.0 points, 4.0 assists and 3.5 steals during a two-game stretch last week. The guard made 54 percent (14-for-26) from the field, 40 percent (6-for-15) from three-point range and all 16 of his free throw attempts.

UIC improved to 1-2 on the young season by splitting its two contests last week. The Flames defeated Missouri Valley Conference opponent Northern Iowa on Wednesday (84-77), but fell to Big East foe DePaul on Saturday (67-63).

Mayo, who paced the conference with 17.1 points per game as a junior last season, was recently named the Horizon League's 2008-09 Preseason Player of the Year.

Mayo, an All-League first-team selection in 2007-08, entered the season 13th on UIC's career scoring charts with 1,207 points. He led all NCAA Division I players in three-point shooting for six straight weeks a year ago and finished the campaign nailing 47 percent (94-for-200) from beyond the arc.

UIC has two games on its schedule this week. The Flames travel to Howard on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET) and host Central Michigan on Saturday (8 p.m.).