BOSTON -The 2014-15 regular season came to an end on Saturday setting the stage for the start of the #AEPlayoffs on Wednesday. The top seed will host each round of the playoffs, which begin with quarterfinal action on Wednesday. Read about the seeds in the league notes below as well as the weekly award winners: Player of the WeekJameel Warney, Stony Brook - Jr., Plainfield, N.J.
- Had a monster week, averaging 27.5 points and 15.0 rebounds in two Stony Brook wins last week.
- In one of the top performances by an America East player this season, Warney tied his career high with 32 points and added a season-best 18 rebounds in a win over Hartford Saturday.
- Contributed a double-double of 23 points and 13 boards in the Seawolves' win over UMass Lowell Wednesday.
- Shot 71.9 percent (23-of-32) from the field.
- The Player of the Week honor is Warney’s eighth of the year, tying him with former Hartford standout Kenny Adeleke for the conference record.
Rookie of the WeekWillie Rodriguez, Binghamton - Fr.,
- Scored a game-high 21 points to lead Binghamton to a win over UMBC Saturday in its lone game last week.
- Had 13 of those points in the pivotal second half.
- Added nine rebounds.
- The award is Rodriguez's second of the year.
Notes
- Albany, Vermont, New Hampshire and Stony Brook will host quarterfinal contests of the 2015 America East Men's Basketball Playoffs.
- Albany is the No. 1 seed after winning its first #AEHoops regular-season title since the 2005-06 season.
- The Great Danes will host No. 8 Maine Wednesday.
- Vermont is the No. 2 seed, the 12th time in the last 14 years it's been seeded second or better.
- The Catamounts host No. 7 UMBC Wednesday.
- Stony Brook, winner of six in a row, is the No. 3 seed after posting its fifth 20-win season in its last six.
- The Seawolves host No. 6 Binghamton Wednesday.
- New Hampshire is the No. 4 seed, its best since the 2009-10 season, has its most wins (18) and conference wins (11) since the 1994-95 season.
- The Wildcats host No. 5 Hartford Wednesday.
- The quarterfinal winners will advance to Sunday's semifinals with the highest-remaining seed hosting the lowest-remaining seed and the second-highest remaining seed hosting the second lowest remaining seed.
- The championship game takes place at the highest remaining seed on Saturday, March 14 at 11 a.m.
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
Feb. 16 - Player of the Week: Ethan O'Day, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire
Feb. 23 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Lance Crawford, UMass Lowell
March 2 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Willie Rodriguez, Binghamton