BOSTON - Albany and Vermont created some separation atop the America East men's basketball standings by going 2-0 last week. The Great Danes are still unbeaten in league play at 11-0 have won 11 in a row, their longest Division I win streak, while the Catamounts are two games back at 9-2 and have won nine of their last 11. Read about weekly award winners and league notes below: Player of the WeekEvan Singletary, Albany - Jr., Baltimore, Md.
- Averaged 16.5 points, including a pair of clutch three-pointers to lead Albany to two wins last week.
- Shot 64 percent (7-for-11) from the three-point land last week.
- Added 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest.
- Scored 15 points and broke a 58-all tie with just over a minute left to give Albany a lead it would not give up vs. UNH Wednesday.
- Had 18 points, including five in the final two minutes to seal the outcome, and five boards.
Rookie of the WeekKevin Little, Maine - Fr., Wyandanch, N.Y.
- Averaged 19.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in two games last week.
- Led Maine to its second league win of the year with 21 points and six rebounds vs. Binghamton Saturday.
- Hit a clutch three pointer with 40 seconds left to seal the win over the Bearcats.
- Scored 17 of his team's 49 points in a loss to Vermont Tuesday.
Notes
- Albany is the first team to be 9-0 in America East play since the 2004-05 Vermont squad.
- The Great Danes have won nine in a row, their longest stretch in Division I, and 12 of their last 13 overall.
- Albany has held opponents to an average of 53,9 points per game in its nine conference contests.
- Albany is 5-0 without all-league guard Peter Hooley, who has taken an indefinite leave of absence due to the sickness and death of his mother.
- Vermont held Hartford a season-low 46 points Saturday and sits in sole possession of second place in the league standings at 7-2.
- The Catamounts lead the league and ranks 19th nationally holding foes to 58.4 points per game.
- New Hampshire has won five in a row for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
- The five consecutive wins have all been against conference foes, the first time the Wildcats have done that since the 1993-94 season.
- Sam Rowley scored his 1,000th career-point Wednesday becoming the ninth Great Dane to do so in their Division I era.
- Hartford’s Mark Nwakamma is one points shy of Mark Nwakamma becoming the 43rd player in league history to score 1,500 points.
- The Seawolves’ Jameel Warney leads the nation in double-doubles (15) and is sixth in rebounds (11.3 rpg).
- Warney is one of just 17 players in the country averaging a double-double.
- 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.
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: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jourdan Grant, UMBC
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
Jan. 19 - Player of the Week: Mark Nwakamma, Hartford; Co-Rookie of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire; Co-Rookie of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell
Jan. 26 - Player of the Week: Sam Rowley, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire
Feb. 2 - Player of the Week: Sam Rowley, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire
Feb. 9 - Player of the Week: Evan Singletary, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Kevin Little, Maine