Boise State junior Tanoka Beard has been named Big Sky Conference basketball player of the week. Beard, a 6-foot-9 center from Ogden, Utah, was chosen as MVP in the Real Dairy Classic, which the Broncos won with victories over Sacramento State and Stephen F. Austin.

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He scored 39 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, blocked seven shots and had two steals in the two games. Beard hit 12 of 17 shots from the field and 15 of 19 free throw attempts.

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