Vermont Claims Regular-Season Crown as #AEPlayoffs Take Shape; Final Weekly Awards Announced
BOSTON – With less than a week until the start of the 2018 #AEPlayoffs, much of the playoff picture is known. Vermont wrapped up its eighth #AEHoops regular season title last week and will be seeded #1 for the third time in five years. Hartford and UMBC remain in a battle for the #2 seed, which will be decided when the two teams square off Tuesday. Albany has secured the #4 seed and will host #5 Stony Brook in a quarterfinal. #6 New Hampshire, #7 UMass Lowell and #8 Maine round out the seeds.
For the fourth-straight year all rounds of the #AEPlayoffs will be played on campus sites. The quarterfinals take place on Saturday, March 3 with the semifinals on Tuesday, March 6 and the championship game on Saturday, March 10. Visit Playoffs Central for complete information.
Complete Weekly Release
Here are the 2017-18 week #16 award winners:
Co-Player of the Week
Joe Cremo, Albany – Jr., Guard, Scotia, N.Y.
- Scored 24 points added four assists to lead Albany to a win over Maine Saturday, its lone game of the week.
- This is Cremo’s fourth Player of the Week honor of the season (2/5, 12/11, 11/27) and sixth of his career.
Co-Player of the Week
John Carroll, Hartford – Jr., Forward, Dublin, Ireland
- Averaged 18.0 points and 12.0 rebounds in a 2-0 week for Hartford.
- Had 23 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to lead Hartford to a win over Binghamton Sunday, its program-record tying 18th of the season.
- This is Carroll’s first-ever #AEHoops Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook – Fr., Forward, Newark, N.J.
- Averaged 12.0 points and 3.0 rebounds to in a 1-1 week for Stony Brook.
- Had 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and four rebounds in a key win at UMBC Wednesday.
- This is Olaniyi’s fourth Rookie of the Week honor of the season (2/12, 12/4, 11/27).
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 13 – Player of the Week: Greig Stire, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
Nov. 20 – Player of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Elijah Jordan, New Hampshire
Nov. 27 – Co-Players of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany & Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook
Dec. 4 – Player of the Week: Thomas Bruce, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook
Dec. 11 – Player of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tyler Stewart, Binghamton
Dec. 18 – Player of the Week: Jairus Lyles, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Stef Smith, Vermont
Dec. 26 – Player of the Week: Jaron Cornish, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
Jan. 2 – Player of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Josh Hopkins, New Hampshire
Jan. 8 – Co-Players of the Week: Aaron Calixte, Maine & Ernie Duncan, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Josh Hopkins, New Hampshire
Jan. 15 – Co-Players of the Week: Travis Weatherington, Hartford & Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Daniel Akin, UMBC
Jan. 22 – Player of the Week: Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
Jan. 29 – Co-Players of the Week: Jairus Lyles, UMBC & Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Daniel Akin, UMBC
Feb. 5 – Player of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
Feb. 12 – Player of the Week: Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook
Feb. 19 – Player of the Week: Jason Dunne, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell
Feb. 26 – Player of the Week: Joe Cremo, Albany & John Carroll, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook
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