MALIBU, Calif. - Junior forward Mychel Thompson of the Pepperdine men's basketball team has been named the West Coast Conference's co-Player of the Week, the league office announced today.

Thompson (Portland, Ore./Stoneridge Prep) scored a game-high 22 points in Pepperdine's 79-75 victory over Loyola Marymount and had one of the best three-point performances in school history. He made a career-high six three pointers on seven attempts (the school record for percentage is 1.000 at 6-for-6).

He also pulled down a game-high-tying eight rebounds while adding three assists and three blocked shots as the Waves were victorious in the 150th meeting between the two rivals. Thompson scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half as Pepperdine rallied from a 38-25 halftime deficit.

During the game, he moved into Pepperdine's career top 10 in three-pointers made. He knocked Shan Ferch out of 10th place as Thompson now has 115 in his three seasons. He'll next pass Alex Acker, who had 120 from 2003-05.

It was Thompson's third time this season with 20 or more points and the seventh of his career. He is second on the team with an 11.9 scoring average.

Thompson shared the award with Matt Bouldin of Gonzaga. This is his first career weekly honor.

Pepperdine (5-12, 1-0) continues WCC play at home this week with games against Santa Clara (Thursday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m.) and San Francisco (Saturday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m.). The Santa Clara game will be on ESPNU. Fans can watch the webcasts and listen to Al Epstein's broadcasts at www.pepperdinesports.com with a subscription to Wave Casts.