BOSTON - After an exciting 2016-17 regular season came to an end on Saturday, the stage is set for the start of the #AEPlayoffs this week. The top four seeds, which consist of the same schools for the third-straight- year. #1 Vermont, #2 Stony Brook, #3 Albany and #4 New Hampshire- will host quarterfinal contests on Wednesday. Vermont enters the playoffs riding an 18-game win streak, the longest in the nation, after going 26-5 in the regular season and a becoming the first team to go unbeaten in conference play in 25 years. Find out more about the 2017 #AEPlayoffs by visiting Playoffs Central.
Read about the final weekly award winners of the 2016-17 season:
Player of the Week
Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire - Jr., Forward, Converse, Texas
- Averaged a league-best 27.0 points and added 6.5 rebounds in two UNH wins last week.
- Scored a game-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting and pulled down seven boards in a win at UMass Lowell Wednesday.
- Had 30 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor and 12-of-15 from the free throw line and seven rebounds in a win over UMBC Saturday.
- The win gave UNH a tie for third place in the league standings for the second-straight year.
- This is Leissner's third Player of the Week honor of the season and his third of his career (1/30/17, 11/28/16, 1/25/16).
Rookie of the Week
Andrew Fleming, Maine - Fr., Forward, South Paris, Maine
- Stuffed the stat sheet to lead Maine to a win at Binghamton, scoring a team-high 17 points to go with nine rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks.
- Shot 8-of-11 from the field.
- This is his fourth Rookie of the Week honor this season (12/5, 12/26, 1/2).
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-Players 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
Jan. 23 - Player of the Week: David Nichols, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Jan. 30 - Player of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Rinardo Perry, UMass Lowell
Feb. 6 - Player of the Week: Will Darley, UMBC & Lucas Woodhouse, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Feb. 13 - Player of the Week: Roland Nyama, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Feb. 20 - Co-Players of the Week: Devonte Campbell, Albany & Jaleen Smith, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont
Feb. 27 - Player of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Andrew Fleming, Maine