BOSTON - With just four conference dates left on the schedule, Stony Brook remains atop the America East men's basketball standings at 13-0. The Seawolves have wrapped up at least a share of the regular-season title and can earn it and the top seed for the #AEPlayoffs with their next win or Albany loss. The Great Danes and New Hampshire have also secured top four seeds for the #AEPlayoffs for the second-straight year.
Stony Brook's Jameel Warney earned his 15th career America East Player of the Week award while UMass Lowell's Logan Primerano took home 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.
- Averaged 24.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in three Stony Brook wins last week to earn his sixth award of the season and 15th of his career.
- Shot 71.1 percent from the field, hitting 32-of-45 shots he took.
- Had a career-high 36 points on 16-of-18 shooting and 13 boards in win vs. Hartford Monday.
- Contributed 22 points and seven boards in a win UMBC Thursday.
- Tallied 16 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks, including a rejection as time expired to the seal a win against New Hampshire Sunday.
Rookie of the Week presented by Under Armour
Logan Primerano, UMass Lowell - Fr., Guard, Peru, Ind.
- Averaged 22.3 points, twice setting a new career high, and 4.3 rebounds in a 3-0 week for UMass Lowell.
- Had 27 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in a win at Maine Thursday.
- Scored a career-high 29 points and made 16-of-17 free throws in a win over UMBC Sunday.
- Had 11 points as UMass Lowell completed a season sweep of Vermont on Monday.
Notes
- Stony Brook, Albany and New Hampshire have secured top four seeds and quarterfinal hosting rights for the America East Championship.
- The Seawolves’ have clinched at least a share of the league’s regular-season title for the fourth time in seven years and is the first team to start league play 13-0 since Vermont’s 2004-05 squad.
- The Seawolves’ 18-game win streak is Division I program record and the longest in the nation.
- Stony Brook is ranked 12th in the College Insider Mid Major Poll and is receiving votes in both national polls for the first time in program history.
- Second-place Albany (10-3) has reached the 20-win mark for the third time in the last four years and is a perfect 12-0 at home this season.
- Jameel Warney is one of just two players in the country (New Mexico State’s Pascal Siakam) to lead his conference in scoring (19.0 ppg), rebounding (10.4 rpg) and blocks (3.2 bpg).
- America East ranks 23rd out of 32 Division I conferences in RPI, according to the Feb. 15 College Basketball News RPI Report, a four-spot improvement from this time last year.
- Eight 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 74.7 points per game.
- 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
Feb. 8 - Player of the Week: Jairus Lyles, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Issac White, UMass Lowell
Feb. 15 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Logan Primerano.,UMass Lowell