Hartford’s Kenny Adeleke (Queens, N.Y./Paul Robeson/Hofstra) and New Hampshire’s Blagoj Janev (Sydney, Australia/Australia Institute of Sport) share Player of the Week accolades, while Boston University’s Corey Hassan (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack) and Vermont’s Mike Trimboli (Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s) earn Rookie of the Week honors. The awards were announced Monday (January 23).
Adeleke led the Hawks in scoring and rebounding for the week in close games against Binghamton and Stony Brook. He recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds against the Bearcats in a 57-55 loss, going 6-of-8 from the field and a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line. The 6-9 forward then scored 22 points and added a game-high 13 rebounds in a 71-68 victory over the Seawolves to extend his streak of double-doubles to 10 straight games. Adeleke now has 14 double-doubles on the season and 49 for his career. The 14 double-doubles ties Vin Baker’s total from the 1991-92 season for third on the school’s single season list for most double-doubles.
Janev matched his career high with 24 points in Sunday’s overtime win at Albany as he was 6-of-11 from the field and added two assists and two blocks. Against Dartmouth, Janev was 6-of-11 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line, accounting for a game-high 22 points. He also posted seven rebounds. Versus Maine, Janev was a perfect 8-of-8 from the stripe and registered six rebounds.
Hassan scored in double figures in a pair of Boston U. wins, as the Terriers snapped a four-game losing streak with victories over Stony Brook (73-65) and Vermont (43-41) last week. Hassan scored 16 points and grabbed two rebounds in the win over the Seawolves, as he shot 4-for-9 from 3-point range. The hot shooting snapped a four-game slump which had seen Boston U.’s second-leading scorer average just 7.0 ppg and shoot just 20 percent (5-25) from beyond the arc. On Sunday against Vermont, Hassan hit the game-winner with 2.6 seconds remaining, as the Terriers came back from an eight-point second-half deficit. He tied for team honors with 11 points and added four rebounds. He hit one free throw to tie the game at 41-41 with 1:02 left, then hit a leaner from 16 feet to win it for the Terriers.
Trimboli shot 53 percent from the floor and 75 percent from beyond the arc in two games last week. In a win over then-first-place Albany Wednesday, he scored a team-high 21 points going 6-for-9 from the floor and a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range, while adding a game-high five assists. He also had a game-high 14 points at Boston U. Sunday.
AMERICA EAST NOTES
Mr. Double Double: Hartford’s Kenny Adeleke (Queens, N.Y./Paul Robeson/Hofstra) has been a force in the paint so far this season for the Hawks. The 6-9 forward has tallied 10-straight double-doubles and 14 total on the season. He is currently leading the league in scoring (20.7 ppg) and rebounding (12.1 rpg), ranks second in blocks (1.82 bpg) and field goal percentage (57.2 percent).
Rookie repeater: Vermont’s Mike Trimboli (Norwalk, Conn./St. Luke’s) earned at least a share of America East Rookie of the Week honors for the fifth time this year. The only Catamounts who have won the weekly rookie honor five or more times been named America East Rookie of the Year. Tony Orciari won it six times in 1997-98 while Eddie Benton (1992-93), T.J. Sorrentine (2000-01) and Taylor Coppenrath (2001-02) each won it five times.
America East TV Game: The 2005-06 men’s America East TV schedule continues this week as Binghamton hosts Vermont on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Bob Picozzi (play-by-play) and Jim Satalin (color analyst) will call the game live on New England Sports Network (NESN). The game can also be seen live on the internet through America East All Access. A live streaming feed of the game will be posted once made available. Log on to www.AmericaEast.com on Wednesday to follow the action.