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BYU basketball: Emery named National Freshman of the Week

Accolades continued to roll in Tuesday morning for BYU freshman guard Nick Emery after his sensational performances last week in wins over San Francisco and Santa Clara.

A day after being named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week for the first time, Emery was named the CBS Sports Freshman of the Week for all of Division I men's college basketball.

"It is time to give a shout-out to Cougar newbie Nick Emery … He is the clear-cut choice for Freshman of the Week," noted the CBSSports.com website.

Emery averaged 34.0 points, 3.