CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - This first full week of conference play saw Albany and Vermont each win a pair of games as the two teams sit tied atop the standings at a perfect 3-0. Four other teams picked up league wins last week. Read about weekly award winners and catch up on league notes here: Player of the WeekJameel Warney, Stony Brook - Jr., Plainfield, N.J.
- Recorded his 13th double-double of the year in his lone game last week.
- Averaged 25.5 points and 11.5 rebounds in a pair of games last week.
- Shot 73 percent from the field (22-of-30).
- Scored 25 points on 12-of-16 shooting and added 13 rebounds in a win at Columbia Tuesday.
- Contributed a season-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting and 10 boards Saturday at Vermont.
- The Player of the Week honor is Warney’s fourth in a row and sixth of the season.
Rookie of the WeekRomello Walker, Binghamton - Fr., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
- Averaged 17.5 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 59.3 percent from the floor last week in a pair of games last week.
- Helped Binghamton snap its 14-game losing streak with an 18-point, eight-rebound performance vs. Maine Saturday.
- Had 17 points and five boards at Hartford Wednesday.
Notes
- Albany, UMass Lowell and Stony Brook won their conference openers over the weekend.
- Albany and Vermont are off to 3-0 starts in America East play.
- The Great Danes have won six of their last seven games and are 3-0 for the first time since the 2006-07.
- The Catamounts are 3-0 in the league for the second-straight year.
- Sam Rowley became Albany’s all-time Division I leading rebounder Saturday.
- Stony Brook is a perfect 7-0 at home this season.
- Stony Brook’s nine non-conference wins are its most in 11 seasons under head coach Steve Pikiell.
- The Seawolves’ win over Washington on Dec. 28 was the first for an America East team over a ranked opponent since Vermont beat #14 Boston College on Nov. 13, 2006.
- Albany’s Will Brown is one win shy of 200 for his career.
- The Seawolves’ Jameel Warney leads the nation in both rebounding (12.2 rpg) and double-doubles (14).
- Warney is just the second player in conference history to win four- straight America East Player of the Week awards.
- Hartford’s seven non-conference wins matches its most since winning eight non-league games during the 2007-08 season.
- New Hampshire’s seven non-league victories are its most since the 2009-10 campaign.
- Binghamton snapped its 14 game losing skid by outscoring Maine, 36-16, in the second half against Maine Saturday en route to a 19-point win.
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 17 - Player of the Week: Rayshaun McGrew, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell
Nov. 24 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell
Dec. 1 - Co-Player of the Week: Daniel Dion, New Hampshire/Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell
Dec. 8 - Player of the Week: Marco Banegas-Flores, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Dusan Perovic, Binghamton
Dec. 15 - Player of the Week: Mark Nwakamma, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire
Dec. 22 - Player of the Week: Mark Nwakamma, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire
Dec. 29 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week:Willie Rodriguez, Binghamton
Jan. 5 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell
Jan. 12 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Romello Walker, Binghamton