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College Hoops Player of the Week: Otto Porter Jr., Georgetown

Otto Porter Jr.

Georgetown forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) shoots during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Washington. Georgetown won 53-51. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Player of the Week: Otto Porter Jr., Georgetown

Georgetown had a major week, going into South Bend and knocking off No. 24 Notre Dame before taking down No. 5 Louisville at home. The Hoyas have now won four of their last five games since losing Greg Whittington to suspension.

Porter, easily the most talented player on the Georgetown roster, was the biggest reason for their success this week. He finished with averages of 18.0 points and 10.5 boards, gathering three steals and three blocks while shooting 52.2% from the floor and 5-9 from three.

Georgetown had been struggling when they lost Whittington, as their offense had seemingly remained in neutral throughout much of the early part of the season. But Porter has taken on the role of go-to guy of late, averaging 19.2 points and 9.8 boards while shooting 54.1% from the floor over the last five games.

The All-They-Were-Good-Too Team:

G: Shane Gibson, Sacred Heart: Gibson is one of the nation’s leading scorers, but he had his best week of the season. After scoring 26 points to lead the Pioneers to a win over previously-undefeated Bryant, Gibson went for 33 points in a win over Monmouth as Sacred Heart remained a game out of first place in the NEC.

G: Trevis Simpson, UNC-Greensboro: Simpson, whose claim to fame this season was spraining his ankle when he got scared by an automatic door, showed people why that injury was such a big deal this week. After going off for 30 points in a win over Samford, Simpson followed that up with a 41 point performance to lead UNCG to a win over Chattanooga.

G: Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss: Henderson scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half to beat Tennessee on Thursday and followed that up with the game-winning free throws -- and this epic GIF afterwards -- against Auburn.

F: Carrick Felix, Arizona State: Jahii Carson is the highlight reel and Jordan Bachynski is the big man in the middle, but the most consistent -- and under-appreciated -- player for Arizona State is Carrick Felix. He led the Sun Devils to win over USC and UCLA this week, averaging 19.5 points and 10.5 boards in the two games.

F: Murphy Burnatowski, Colgate: Burnatowski led the Raiders to wins over Navy and Army this week while averaging 32.0 points in the two games. He went 25-41 from the field and 8-16 from three.

Bench: Travis Bader (Oakland), Tommy Brenton (Stony Brook), D’angelo Harrison (St. John’s), Darrun Hilliard (Villanova), EJ Singler (Oregon)

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