SAN RAMON – For Jalen McFerren, being a part of the point guard heritage of Oakland is a point of pride. Portland Trailblazers guard Damian Lillard, recently left off the NBA All-Star roster once again, is his favorite athlete. Apparently, McFerren is representing Oakland when it comes to the awards circuit. The Castro Valley High School product was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the third time in seven weeks Tuesday.
McFerren averaged 16.5 points, nine rebounds, and three assists per game while leading the Wildcats into sole possession of first place in the conference standings with a pair of wins over the weekend.
The junior scored a career-high 24 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and added two assists and a steal as the Wildcats beat Cal State San Bernardino 87–70 Friday night.
Saturday, McFerren had nine points, nine rebounds and four assists as the Wildcats came from behind to beat UC San Diego 69–64 in a clash between the two teams tied for first atop the conference standings.
McFerren shot 56 percent from the field (9-of-16), including 4-of-10 from beyond the arc, and made all 11 of his free throw attempts. He has now made 23 straight from the stripe and leads the CCAA in free throw percentage and ranks 11
th in the nation at 91.8 percent.
The Wildcats will attempt to tighten their grip on the conference lead this weekend when the travel to face Sonoma State and San Francisco State, which are both tied for third in the CCAA, a game-and-a-half behind Chico State.
| 2016-17 Men's Basketball Player of the Week |
| Nov. 7-13 |
Adam Klie, UC San Diego |
| Nov. 14-20 |
AJ Kahlon, San Francisco State |
| Nov. 21-27 |
Tyras Rattler Jr., Humboldt State |
| Nov. 28-Dec. 4 |
Chris Hansen, UC San Diego |
| Dec. 5-11 |
Jalen McFerren, Chico State |
| Dec. 12-19 |
Jalen Richard, Cal State East Bay |
| Dec. 25-Jan. 1 |
Robert Duncan, Chico State |
| Jan. 2-8 |
Ethan Alvano, Cal State San Marcos |
| Jan. 9-15 |
Jalen McFerren, Chico State |
| Jan. 16-22 |
Everett Turner, Cal State San Bernardino |
| Jan. 23-29 |
Jalen McFerren, Chico State |
