CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Historic performances by Hartford's Wes Cole and New Hampshire's Chris Pelcher helped the duo earned America East's Co-Player of the Weekly honors Monday, while Stony Brook's Ahmad Walker picked up his second-straight Rookie of the Week honor:
Co-Player of the Week
Wes Cole, Jr., Guard, Hartford
- Averaged 20.7 points and made 20 three-pointers in leading Hartford to two wins in three games last week.
- Hit a school-record 10 treys and scored 30 points in a win over UMass Lowell on Jan. 20.
- The 10 trifectas are tied for the third-most in league history and the most by an America East player in over 12 years (T.J. Sorrentine, 12 vs. Northeastern, Jan. 17, 2002).
- Scored 24 of the Hawks' 56 points and canned eight threes, which is tied for eighth-most in a game in league history, in a win over Binghamton Thursday.
- Shot 44 percent from three-point land for the week.
Co-Player of the Week
Chris Pelcher, Sr., Center, New Hampshire
- Returned from injury and was the difference make for UNH in two wins last week.
- Averaged 12.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 6.0 blocks in victories over Albany and UMass Lowell.
- Had 11 points, seven boards and five rejections in the win over the Great Danes Thursday.
- Recorded his fifth double-double of the season (13 points, 14 rebounds) and also had a career-high seven blocks vs. the River Hawks Sunday.
- The seven blocks were the most by an America East player since 2008 (Marqus Blakely, 8 vs. Stony Brook, Jan. 21, 2008).
Rookie of the WeekAhmad Walker, R-Fr., Guard, Stony Brook
- Averaged 12.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists in three Stony Brook wins last week.
- Shot 51.6 percent from the field for the week.
- Had the best game of his career in the Seawolves' win over Maine Sunday, scoring a team and career-high 22 points to go with 11 rebounds and three assists.
- The award is his second of the season.
Around the League
- Stony Brook is the lone unbeaten in America East play and is 7-0 for the first time in program history.
- The Seawolves have won six in a row overall, 13 straight league games dating back to last season and 22 consecutive at home dating back to the 2010-11 season.
- The 22-straight league wins are home is the third-longest active streak in the nation.
- Vermont sits in second place in the league standings at 6-1 and has won eight of its last nine games.
- SBU and Vermont are receiving votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
- Hartford has won five of its last seven games.
- The Hawks' Wes Cole set a school record with 10 three-pointers Jan. 20 vs. UMass Lowell, which tied for the third-most in league history and the most by an America East player in over 12 years (T.J. Sorrentine, 12 vs. Northeastern, Jan. 17, 2002).
- UNH has won back-to-back games and held UMass Lowell to 12.2 percent Sunday, the lowest mark in the NCAA since 1986.
- Chris Pelcher had seven blocks vs. the River Hawks Sunday, the most by an America East player since 2008 (Marqus Blakely, 8 vs. Stony Brook, Jan. 21, 2008).
- Vermont's Brian Voelkel sits in fifth place on the league’s all-time rebound list (1,080) and is 35 shy of surpassing Tommy Brenton and Mark Halsel for third on the all-time chart.
- Voelkel is 10 assists shy of becoming Vermont's all-time leader.
- Stony Brook's Jameel Warney leads the nation shooting 66.0 percent from the field.
- Four different Binghamton players have earned Rookie of the Week honors this season, the first time in America East history four players from one team have earned the honor.
- America East is youth driven as six of the top 15 scorers are freshmen or sophomores.
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
Dec. 30 - Player of the Week: Dimitry Akanda-Coronel, Maine
Rookie of the Week: Marlon Beck, Binghamton
Jan. 6 - Player of the Week: Dimitry Akanda-Coronel, Maine
Rookie of the Week: Rodney Elliott, UMBC
Jan. 13 - Player of the Week: Akeem Williams, UMass Lowell
Rookie of the Week: Yosef Yacob, Binghamton
Jan. 20 - Player of the Week: Gary Johnson, Albany
Rookie of the Week: Ahmad Walker, Stony Brook
Jan. 27 - Co-Players of the Week: Wes Cole, Hartford/Chris Pelcher, UNH
Rookie of the Week: Ahmad Walker, Stony Brook