Ivisic continues come up with second Razorbacker of the Week nod

It should come as no surprise that a high ceiling would be necessary to accommodate Zvonimir Ivisic's college basketball trajectory, but the 7-2 Croatian raised the bar once again by following up a near double double at Texas on Wednesday with a career night against Alabama on Saturday.

The nine-point and dozen-rebound effort in the win at Austin, Texas and the career-high 27-point, seven-rebound performance in Saturdays 84-81 loss to No. 3 ranked Alabama at Bud Walton Arena notched Big Z a Razorbacker of the Week nod. In addition to his point and rebound totals, the Croatian born sensation also had a total of seven blocks and three steals this week.

"He took three threes where I'm like, stop. Drive the ball," said Arkansas coach John Calipari after the Alabama game. "Get something at the rim. And he did. He listened."

Despite his towering stature, Ivisic leads Arkansas on the season in three-point shooting percentage at 43 percent. He made five of his nine attempts against Alabama and has made 10 of 19 in his last three games while upping his rebounding totals and showing nifty moves around the basket.

"He played great. You know, he had a lot of big shots," said Arkansas point guard DJ Wagner. "He played hard. You know, that just so is the great player he is. I ain't really surprised the way he played because that's who he is. You know, he a great player, and we all need him. He impacts our team everywhere."