Lachlan Bofinger Named LSC Offensive Player of the Week

RICHARDSON, Texas — St. Mary's University graduate student Lachlan Bofinger was named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week after helping the Rattlers' Men's Basketball team win a pair of East Division contests over the weekend.
 
Bofinger, a fifth-year player from Sydney, Australia, recorded a pair of double-doubles, and nearly posted a triple-double in the overtime win over Texas A&M-Kingsville with 18 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists. Against Texas A&M International, Bofinger missed his career-high in scoring by one, pouring in 28 points with 10 boards. He spurred a huge comeback for the Gold and Blue, scoring 10 of the team's 15 points during a four-minute stretch in the second half.
 
Bofinger has posted four straight double-doubles and ranks seventh nationally with seven on the year. His four straight ties for the second-longest streak in school history and is one off the record of five by Kevin Kotzur (2012-13). Kotzur also had a streak of four straight during the 2012-13 season and holds the single-season mark with 19.
 
For the week, Bofinger shot .692 (18-26) from the floor and .625 (10-16) from the free throw line. He averaged 23.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.0 blocked shots per game.
 
This is the first weekly award of Bofinger's career and the second for the Rattlers this season, as Damani Claxton earned Defensive Player of the Week honors on Dec. 9.