Eastern Oregon University’s Phillip Malatare was named the WVT Laboratory Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Malatare, a junior guard from Arelee, Mont., scored an EOU career-high 29 points to lead the Mountaineers over Whitman College. He played 32 minutes and missed just three shots, going 11-14 from the floor. Malatare did not miss a single free throw (6-for-6) and grabbed six boards to lead Mountaineers to their third win of the season.