BOSTON - Two weeks into conference play, Vermont and Stony Brook, the two teams that met for the America East men's basketball title last season, are the lone unbeatens. The Catamounts won at Binghamton and vs. UMBC to improve to 4-0 while the Seawolves were victorious at Maine to move to 3-0. Vermont has won six in a row while Stony Brook is winners of four straight. Here are the week #10 award winners:
Player of the Week
Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell - Jr., Forward, Williamsport, Pa.
- Earned his third-straight Player of the Week honor by averaging 18.0 points, 15.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists in two games last week.
- Shot 62 percent from the field (16-of-26).
- Had a triple-double of 19 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over Hartford Saturday.
- Contributed 17 points, 11 rebounds and five assists at Maine Wednesday.
- Thomas is the sixth student-athlete in America East history to earn three-straight Player of the Week honors joining Jameel Warney (Stony Brook), John Holland (Boston U.), Taylor Coppenrath (Vermont), Vin Baker (Hartford) and Matt Johnson (Vermont).
Rookie of the Week
Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook - Fr., Guard, Chigwell, England
- Tallied 13 points, six rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 22 minutes off the bench of Stony Brook's win at Maine Saturday.
- Shot 4-of-7 from the floor including 3-of-6 from three-point land.
- This is his scored Rookie of the Week honor of the season.
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 14 - Player of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Nov. 21 - Player of the Week: Jairus Lyles, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Arkel Lamar, UMBC
Nov. 28 - Co-Players of the Week: David Nichols, Albany & Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Dec. 5 - Player of the Week: Bobby Ahearn, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Andrew Fleming, Maine
Dec. 12 - Co-Player of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany & Jaleen Smith, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook
Dec. 19 - Player of the Week: Jalen Ross, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Dec. 26 - Player of the Week: Jairus Lyles, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Andrew Fleming, Maine
Jan. 2 - Player of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Andrew Fleming, Maine
Jan. 9 - Player of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Fard Muhammad, Binghamton
Jan. 16 - Player of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook