Justin Aluya

  • Award
    Men's Basketball Performer of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/5/2018
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Monmouth College
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Placentia, Calif.
  • High School
    Valencia
Monmouth College senior Justin Aluya has been named the Midwest Conference (MWC) Men’s Basketball Performer of the Week for the second time this winter after he exploded for 37 points and 25 rebounds in a victory over Grinnell College. 

Aluya averaged a double-double last week to help keep the Fighting Scots tied for the top spot in the MWC. The senior began the week breaking a record which had stood for more than 40 years with a 37-point, 25-rebound effort in Tuesday's 107-92 win over Grinnell. Aluya's 25-rebound game broke the old mark for single game rebounds of 23 set in 1976.

The senior then helped Monmouth to a 65-56 win over St. Norbert College on Saturday to complete the Scots' first sweep of the Green Knights since the 2004-05 season. Aluya played all but three minutes, scoring 12 points and hitting all four of his free throws in the final 30 seconds to ice the game. For the week, Aluya averaged 24.5 points and 16.5 rebounds per game, hitting 20-of-27 field goals (.741) with five assists, five blocks and four steals.