Senior guard Stephan Gilling has been named the Big West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.

Gilling led Long Beach State to a 96-61 rout of Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday (Dec. 12) as he netted a career-high 28 points, 25 of which came in the first half. He finished 10-of-17 from the field and tied a 49er single-game record with eight 3-pointers.

Earlier in the week, Gilling poured in a team-high 18 points in a loss at No. 2 Texas. He accounted for all of his points on six threes.

For the week, Gilling averaged 23.0 points per game and shot 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from the field. He currently leads the Big West in 3-pointers made (34) and 3-pointers made per game (3.8).

It is the first career weekly award for the Chino Hills native, and third for The Beach this season.

The 49ers return to action on Friday, Dec. 18, when they welcome Utah State to the Walter Pyramid for a 7 p.m. non-conference showdown.