CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Two of the league's top players, Stony Brook's Jameel Warney and Vermont's Sandro Carissimo, had big weeks to earn America East men's basketball Co-Player of the Week honors while Albany's Dallas Ennema picked up Rookie of the Week accolades for week 7:
Co-Player of the Week
Jameel Warney, So., Forward, Stony Brook
- Averaged 17.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and shot an incredible 81 percent from the floor to lead Stony Brook to two wins last week.
- Recorded his sixth double-double of the season, scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds while adding five assists and four blocks in a win at Loyola Thursday.
- Contributed 14 points and seven rebounds in a win over Cornell Sunday.
- The honor is Warney's third of the season.
Co-Player of the Week
Sandro Carissimo, Sr., Guard, Vermont
- Averaged 22.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in two games last week.
- Led Vermont to its first league win of the year, scoring 14 points and grabbing seven rebounds at UMass Lowell Wednesday.
- Scored a game and career-high 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting at Harvard Saturday.
Rookie of the WeekDallas Ennema, Fr., Guard, Albany
- Contributed to Albany's win over Yale in first career game by scoring eight points on 3-of-4 shooting in just 10 minutes of play.
- Shot 2-of-3 from three-point land.
Around the League
- Stony Brook beat Loyola and Cornell last week to improve to 9-4 on the year.
- The Seawolves have won three straight and four of their last five games.
- SBU receiving votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
- Albany beat Yale Saturday, its third win in its last four games.
- Hartford's win over St. Peter's Sunday was its third in its last four games.
- Vermont got off to a 1-0 start in conference play with a win over UMass Lowell Wednesday.
- Both the Catamounts and Stony Brook are 1-0 in league play while the River Hawks and UNH are 0-1.
- America East is youth driven as five of the top 10 scorers are freshmen or sophomores.
- Vermont's Brian Voelkel became just the ninth player in league history to reach the 1,000-rebound mark Saturday at Harvard.
- Stony Brook's Dave Coley eclipsed the 1,000-point mark Sunday.
2013-14 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards
Nov. 11 - Player of the Week: Anthony Jackson, Stony Brook
Rookie of the Week: Nick Madray, Binghamton
Nov. 18 - Co-Players of the Week: Jordan Reed, Binghamton/Chris Pelcher, UNH
Rookie of the Week: Rodney Elliott, UMBC
Nov. 25 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook
Rookie of the Week: Magnus Richards, Binghamton
Dec. 2 - Player of the Week: Peter Hooley, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Kurt Steidl, Vermont
Dec. 9 - Co-Players of the Week: Jordan Reed, Binghamton/Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Rookie of the Week: Marlon Beck, Binghamton
Dec. 16 - Player of the Week: Sam Rowley, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Rodney Elliott, UMBC
Dec. 23 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook/Sandro Carissimo, Vermont
Rookie of the Week: Dallas Ennema, Albany