Dean Honored as C-USA Player of the Week

Jan. 17, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville junior guard Taquan Dean has been honored as the Conference USA Player of the Week for games ending Jan. 16.

Dean averaged 19.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and shot 62.5 percent from three point range in a pair of Conference USA road victories for the Cardinals. He scored 25 points, grabbed seven rebounds and hit seven three-pointers in helping rally the Cardinals to a 69-66 win at then No. 13 Cincinnati. He was one of five Cardinals in double figures with 13 points, hitting all three of his three-point goals, as Louisville won 107-62 at Southern Mississippi.

Louisville is 10-0 this season when Dean scores in double figures. The 6-3 junior leads Conference USA and is among the nation's top 15 in three-point field goal percentage (.505).

It is Dean's second such honor of the season, having earned C-USA Player of the Week honors for games ending Nov. 28 when he averaged 19.7 points, three rebounds and shot 57.1 percent from the field in leading the Cardinals to two victories in three games of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.

The 14th-ranked (AP) Cardinals will play their first of three straight at home in Freedom Hall when they face East Carolina on Wednesday.

Conference USA2004-05 Players of the WeekNov. 22 Travis Diener, Marquette     29 Taquan Dean, LouisvilleDec.  6 Quemont Greer, DePaul     13 Francisco Garcia, Louisville        Quemont Greer, DePaul     20 Quemont Greer, DePaul        Jasper Johnson, Southern Miss     27 Donell Taylor, UABJan.  3 Francisco Garcia, Louisville     10 Armein Kirkland, Cincinnati     17 Taquan Dean, Louisville

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