BOSTON - The 2015-16 conference schedule is halfway completed with all nine America East teams having played eight games. Stony Brook completed the first go around unbeaten and is just the third team in 12 seasons to start league play 8-0, joining last year's Albany team and the 2004-05 Vermont squad. Albany (6-2), New Hampshire (5-3), Vermont (5-3) and Maine (4-4) follow the Seawolves in the fight for home court advantage in the #AEPlayoffs.
Stony Brook's Jameel Warney earned America East Player of the Week honors for a conference-record 15th time and Maine's Issac Vann picked up Rookie of the Week presented by Under Armour accolades.
Read more about the weekly award winners and conference notes below:
Player of the Week
Jameel Warney, Stony Brook - Sr., Forward, Plainfield, N.J.
- Earned his 15th career Player of the Week award, surpassing Vermont legend Taylor Coppenrath for the most in conference history.
- Averaged 17.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 blocks in two Stony Brook wins.
- Had 12 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in a victory over Maine Monday.
- Contributed 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, 10 rebounds and four blocks in a win at Vermont Saturday.
- The honor is his fifth of the year.
Rookie of the Week presented by Under Armour
Issac Vann, Maine - Fr., Forward, Bridgeport, Conn.
- Averaged 11.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in a 2-1 week for the Black Bears.
- Had seven points, eight rebounds and four assists in a win at Hartford Wednesday.
- Stuffed the stat sheet in Maine’s win over Binghamton Saturday, scoring 19 points and adding 11 rebounds, six assists, three blocks and a pair of steals.
- This is his second Rookie of the Week honor (Nov. 23).
Notes
- Halfway through conference play, Stony Brook sits atop the conference standings at 8-0. The Seawolves are just the third team in 12 seasons to start league play 8-0 (Albany, 2014-15; Vermont, 2004-05).
- Stony Brook holds a league-best RPI of 54 (as of 2/1), the best rating for an America East team this late in the season since Vermont’s 2004-05 squad finished at #25.
- The Seawolves’ 13-game win streak is Division I program record and the longest in the nation.
- Second-place Albany (6-2) has won 15 of its last 18 games and is a perfect 9-0 at home this season.
- Vermont, winner of three of its last four, and New Hampshire, winner of four its last five, sit in a tie for third place at 5-3.
- Fifth-place Maine (4-4) has improved its win total from last season by five with eight regular-season games left.
- Jameel Warney is one of just two players in the country (New Mexico State’s Pascal Siakam) to lead his conference in scoring (18.2 ppg), rebounding (10.4 rpg) and blocks (3.1 bpg).
- Warney moved into third place on the conference's all-time rebound list last week and currently has 1,137 for his career.
- America East ranks 23rd out of 32 Division I conferences in RPI, according to the Jan. 25 College Basketball News RPI Report, a three-spot improvement from this time last year.
- Seven of America East’s nine teams have better RPIs than at this time last year.
- Scoring is up considerably in league play from a year ago with teams averaging 73.6 points per game, up 11.9 points from the midway point last year.
- America East teams combined for 55 regular-season non-conference wins, the most since the 2012-13 season and 11 more than a year ago.
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 16 - Player of the Week: Iba Camara, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Ernie Duncan, Vermont
Nov. 23 - Player of the Week: Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Issac Vann, Maine
Nov. 30 - Co-Players of the Week: Willie Rodriguez, Binghamton & Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: George Blagojevic, Hartford
Dec. 7 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Devine Eke, Maine
Dec. 14 - Player of the Week: Will Darley, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Joe Sherburne, UMBC
Dec. 21 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Everson Davis, Binghamton
Dec. 28 - Player of the Week: Carson Puriefoy, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany
Jan. 4 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany
Jan. 11 - Player of the Week: Mike Rowley, Albany; Rookie of the Week: George Blagojevic, Hartford
Jan. 18 - Player of the Week: Ethan O'Day, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Devine Eke, Maine
Jan. 25 - Player of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Issac White, UMass Lowell
Feb. 1 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Issac Vann, Maine