WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- GRAND CANYON guard Toure Knighton has been named the Rawlings California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of December 13-19.

Knighton, a 6-3 junior from Tucson, Ariz., was the driving force behind three Antelope wins this past week, including two key victories on the road. He opened the week with a team-high 23 points on seven of 12 shooting, and added nine rebounds and two steals in a 66-60 home win over UC Riverside. Knighton then scored 16 points and added nine boards, three assists and a blocked shot as GCU handed Chico State its first home loss of the season, an 89-81 overtime defeat.

Knighton tallied 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals in the Antelopes' 58-51 win at defending CCAA Champion UC Davis to conclude the week. He averaged 16.3 points and 9.3 rebounds, shot 48.5 percent from the floor (16 of 33) and converted 15 of 21 free-throw attempts (71.4 percent) over the three-game stretch as Grand Canyon evened its CCAA mark to 3-3. The Player of the Week honor is the first of Knighton's career.

1999-2000 Rawlings CCAA Men's Basketball Players of the Week: 11/22 - Scott Darmstadt, UCD; 11/29 - Lohnnie Tape', CSUSB; 12/6 - Quincy Stinson, CSLA; 12/13 - Jamal Livingston, CSUB; 12/20 - Toure Knighton, GCU.