CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Clutch performances by Hartford's Mark Nwakamma and Binghamton's Marlon Beck led the duo to America East's men's basketball weekly awards Monday as they led their teams to wins last week:
Player of the Week
Mark Nwakamma, Jr., Forward, Hartford
- Averaged a league-best 20.0 points and added 6.0 rebounds in two Hartford wins last week.
- Shot 57 percent (16-of-28) from the floor.
- Scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting in a win over Maine Wednesday.
- Led his team to a win over UNH Saturday by scoring a career-high 25 points and adding seven rebounds.
Rookie of the WeekMarlon Beck II, Fr., Guard, Binghamton
- Scored 15 of his team-high 17 points after halftime to lead Binghamton to a win over UNH in its lone game of the week.
- Hit three free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining to tie the game and force overtime.
- Put the Bearcats up for good in OT with a three-pointer from the corner.
Around the League
- Two games will air on ESPN3 this week: Albany at Binghamton on Feb. 19 and Hartford at Vermont on Feb. 22.
- Vermont (11-1), winner of six straight and 13 of its last 14 games, sits atop the conference standings at 1-1.
- Stony Brook (10-2) is in second place.
- SBU and Vermont are receiving votes in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
- Hartford (7-5) beat Maine and UNH last week to move into third place in the league standings.
- Vermont's Brian Voelkel moved into third place on America East's all-time rebound list Saturday and has 1,116 for his career..
- Voelkel is also just 19 assists of moving into the conference's top five all time in assists.
- He is the only play in NCAA Division I history with 1,000 rebounds and 600 assists.
- Stony Brook's Jameel Warney leads the nation shooting 63.9 percent from the field.
- Binghamton and UMBC has surpassed their win totals from last season.
- 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
Feb. 3 - Player of the Week: Xavier Pollard, Maine
Rookie of the Week: Rodney Elliott, UMBC
Feb. 10 - Co-Players of the Week: Jordan Reed, Binghamton/Sandro Carissimo, Vermont
Rookie of the Week: Rodney Elliott, UMBC
Feb. 17 - Player of the Week: Mark Nwakamma, Hartford
Rookie of the Week: Marlon Beck, Binghamton