Pugh, who also received the award on Jan. 31, averaged 25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game while burying 11 three-pointers in just 22 attempts (.500) last week. Pugh, who shot 45.9 percent (17-37) overall from the field, scored 25 points against Montana and followed up that effort with 26 points against Montana State.

In the win over Montana on Thursday, the Sacramento native went 9-of-19 from the floor, including 4-of-10 from beyond the three-point line. The senior swingman also had seven rebounds and two steals as he accounted for more than 30 percent of Sacramento State’s points during the game.

In the Hornets’ two-point (70-68) victory over Montana State on Saturday, Pugh knocked down seven three-pointers in 12 attempts (58.3 percent) and shot 8-of-18 overall from the field. Pugh’s seven three-pointers were one shy of the school record (eight) he set earlier this year against William Jessup. He also posted six rebounds and one steal in 34 minutes while accounting for over 37 percent of Sacramento State’s offense.

Over his last eight games, Pugh has put together one of the best stretches in recent memory as the Sacramento native is averaging 22.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game over that span while burying 40 three-pointers in 83 attempts (.482). He is averaging 5.0 three-pointers per game during the eight-game stretch and has scored at least 20 points in six of those eight games. Not coincidentally, the Hornets have posted a 6-2 record over their last eight games.

Pugh, who will represent Sacramento State in ESPN’s 17th-Annual College Slam Dunk contest on March 31 in St. Louis, is now fifth in the Big Sky in scoring (14.8 ppg) and fourth in scoring against conference competition (17.2 ppg). The high flyer has scored in double figures in 13 of his last 15 games, including a Div. I (1991-pres.) program record 40 points against William Jessup on Jan. 25.

Pugh joins Joseth Dawson (2003-04) as the only Sacramento State players to earn two Big Sky Player of the Week awards in the same season since the Hornets joined the league in 1996-97.

Sacramento State (11-15, 7-6) is currently in a virtual tie for third place with Montana (6-5) in the Big Sky standings, with just one game remaining in the regular season (Feb. 26 at Northern Arizona). The Hornets have already clinched their third-consecutive Big Sky Tournament appearance, and with a win against NAU, would clinch a first-round tournament home game for the second-straight year. The Hornets have won 10 of their last 17 games after beginning the season 1-8.