Jan. 1, 2013

NEW YORK - Former Maryland guard and current New Orleans Hornet Greivis Vasquez was named the Western Conference Player of the Week, the NBA announced Monday.

It is the first time in Vasquez's career that he has won a Player of the Week honor. Vasquez led the Hornets to a 2-1 record last week, averaging 21.0 points, 10.0 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals while shooting 53.1 percent from the field.

The Hornets guard recorded a career-high 27 points to go along with eight assists and six rebounds in a win over the Orlando Magic on Dec. 26. In the following game, Vasquez narrowly missed recording his first career triple-double with 20 points, 14 assists and a career-high nine rebounds. In his final game of the week, Vasquez recorded 16 points, eight assists, four rebounds and four steals while guiding the Hornets to a win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Dec. 29 despite being down as many as 21 points. Through the end of the week, Vasquez ranked fourth in the NBA in assists per game (8.8)