Lamb Earns 7th #AEHoops Player of Week Honor

Lamb Earns 7th #AEHoops Player of Week Honor

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BOSTON – Vermont extended its season-long tying win streak to six games with a pair of wins last week and remains atop the league standings with just two weeks remaining. The Catamounts (10-1) became the first #AEHoops team to clinch a home quarterfinal game for the #AEPlayoffs. Stony Brook (9-2) and UMBC (9-3) also kept pace this week and have won four and three straight games, respectively.

#AEHoops MBB Last Week’s Results
Wednesday, February 13
at Vermont 73, New Hampshire 44
UMBC 64, at Binghamton 50
UMass Lowell 86, at UAlbany 54
at Hartford 81, Maine 73

Saturday, February 16
Stony Brook 66, at New Hampshire 64
at UMBC 70, UMass Lowell 66
Vermont 77, at Hartford 75
 
Sunday, February 17
UAlbany 63, at Maine 54

#AEHoops MBB This Week’s Schedule
Thursday, February 21
Vermont at UMBC, 7 p.m.
UAlbany at Stony Brook, 7 p.m.
Binghamton at UMass Lowell, 7 p.m.
Hartford at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
 
Saturday, February 23
Vermont at Binghamton, 2 p.m.
Hartford at UMass Lowell, 5:30 p.m.
Maine at Stony Brook,  7 p.m.
UMBC at UAlbany, 7 p.m.

Around #AEHoops
  • 2018-19 is the 40th men’s basketball season in America East history.
  • Thursday’s Vermont-UMBC game in Baltimore will air on ESPNU at a 7 p.m.
  • Vermont (21-5) is ranked #14 in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 while Stony Brook (21-5) is #17.
  • Vermont became the first #AEHoops team to lock up a home #AEPlayoffs quarterfinal game
  • The Catamounts have won 47 of their last 49 #AEHoops contests.
  • Vermont has won a conference-record 24-straight conference road games, the second-longest active streak in the nation (Gonzaga - 29).
  • The Catamounts have won 20 or more games in 11-straight seasons joining Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina as the only programs in the nation to do so.
  • UMBC (17-10), winner has won three in a row and eight of its last nine games, ranks 17th in the nation in scoring defense (63.0 papg).
  • Stony Brook (21-5) won its 20th game of the season Feb. 9. It’s the Seawolves first 20-win campaign in three seasons and seventh in program history.
  • UMass Lowell (14-15) set a new Division I program record with its 13th win on Feb. 6.
  • Vermont’s John Becker earned his 100th career #AEHoops win in just his 120th game Feb. 2 becoming the fastest coach to reach the mark (Bill Herrion, Drexel – 127 games).
  • Stony Brook’s 12 road wins are the most in the country.
  • America East teams have nine wins over Power 5/Atlantic 10 & Missouri Valley teams this season, including Stony Brook’s victory at South Carolina on Nov. 9 and Hartford over Boston College on Dec. 31.
  • Juniors Anthony Lamb (Vermont) and Akwaski Yeboah (Stony Brook) were both named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List earlier this year. The award is given to the top mid-major player in the country.
  • Lamb (21.5 ppg) ranks 27th in the nation in scoring.
All season long, #AEHoops home games will air on ESPN3 and ESPN+. View the full schedule

Here are the week #14 men’s basketball award winners:

Player of the Week
Anthony Lamb, Vermont – Jr., Forward, Rochester, N.Y.
  • Averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a 2-0 week for Vermont.
  • Shot 58 percent (15-of-26) from the field.
  • Had 20 points and six rebounds in a win over UNH Wednesday.
  • Collected 25 points, six rebounds and three assists in a win at Hartford Saturday.
  • This is Lamb’s league-best seventh #AEHoops Player of the Week honor this season.
Rookie of the Week
Adam Lulka, UAlbany – Fr., Forward, Sydney Australia
  • Averaged 15.0 points, 7.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week for UAlbany.
  • Shot 69 percent (15-of-22) from the floor.
  • Had 14 points and nine boards in a win at Maine Sunday.
  • This is Lulka’s first-ever #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor.
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 12 – Player of the Week: Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
Nov. 19 – Co-Players of the Week: Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook & Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Alex Rivera, UMass Lowell
Nov. 26 – Player of the Week: Andrew Garcia, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
Dec. 3 – Co-Players of the Week: Jason Dunne, Hartford & Akwasi Yeboah, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Cameron Healy, UAlbany
Dec. 10 – Player of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
Dec. 17 – Player of the Week: George Blagojevic, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Miles Latimer, Stony Brook
Dec. 24 – Co-Player of the Week: Christian Lutute, UMass Lowell & Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
Dec. 31 – Co-Player of the Week: Christian Lutute, UMass Lowell & Andrew Garcia, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jules Moor, Stony Brook
Jan. 7 – Co-Player of the Week: J.R. Lynch, Hartford & Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton 
Jan. 14 – Player of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Robin Duncan, Vermont 
Jan. 21 – Player of the Week: Christian Lutete, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Jose Placer, UMBC
Jan. 28 – Player of the Week: Caleb Stewart, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Antonio Rizzuto, UAlbany
Feb. 4 - Player of the Week: Andrew Fleming, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Cameron Healy, UAlbany
Feb. 11 - Player of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton
Feb. 18 - Player of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Adam Lulka, UAlbany
 
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