Men's #AEHoops Play Hits Midway Point, Week #12 Awards Unveiled
BOSTON – Anthony Lamb returned from injury to lead first-place Vermont to a win at UMass Lowell Saturday to wrap up the first half of conference play. The Catamounts sit atop the men’s #AEHoops standings at 7-1 followed by UMBC (6-2), Stony Brook (6-2), UMass Lowell (4-4), Hartford (4-4), Maine (3-5), UAlbany (3-5), Binghamton (2-6) and New Hampshire (1-7).
#AEHoops MBB Last Week’s Results
Wed., Jan. 30
at Hartford 86, Binghamton 60
Maine 78, at UMass Lowell 59
UAlbany 62, at New Hampshire 42
at UMBC 57, Stony Brook 49
Sat., Feb. 2
Vermont 74, at UMass Lowell 65
at UAlbany 64, Binghamton 50
at Stony Brook 86, Hartford 77
Sun., Feb. 3
at Maine 62, New Hampshire 53
#AEHoops MBB This Week’s Schedule
Wed., Feb. 6
Hartford at UMBC, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)
Maine at Vermont, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
New Hampshire at UMass Lowell, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Stony Brook at Binghamton, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)
Sat., Feb. 9
Binghamton at New Hampshire, 1 p.m. (ESPN3)
UAlbany at Vermont, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
UMass Lowell at Stony Brook, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sun., Feb. 10
UMBC at Maine, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Around #AEHoops
- 2018-19 is the 40th men’s basketball season in America East history.
- Vermont (17-5) is ranked #14 in the CollegeInsider.com Top 25 while Stony Brook (18-5) is #17.
- The Catamounts have won 43 of their last 45 #AEHoops contests.
- Vermont has won a conference-record 23 straight conference road games, the second-longest active streak in the nation (Gonzaga).
- UMBC (14-9) has won five games in a row.
- Andrew Fleming scored a career-high 38 points on 18-of-20 shooting in Maine’s win at UMass Lowell Wednesday.
- The 18 field goals tied America East’s single game record and his 90 percent shooting effort was the best by any college basketball player with at least 20 attempts in the last 20 years.
- Hartford’s 19 three-pointers made Wednesday vs. Binghamton matched the conference’s single-game record.
- Vermont’s John Becker earned his 100th career #AEHoops win in just his 120th game Saturday becoming the fastest coach to reach the mark (Jay Wright, Hofstra – 127 games).
- 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 (21.0 ppg) ranks among the best in the nation in scoring.
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Here are the week #12 men’s basketball award winners:
Player of the Week
Andrew Fleming, Maine – Jr., Forward, Norway, Maine
- Averaged 21.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals in a 2-0 week for Maine.
- Scored a career-high 38 points on 18-of-20 shooting in Maine’s win at UMass Lowell Wednesday.
- The 18 field goals tied America East’s single game record and his 90 percent shooting effort was the best by any college basketball player with at least 20 attempts in the last 20 years.
- This is Fleming’s first Player of the Week honor this season and of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Cameron Healy, UAlbany – R-Fr., Guard, Sydney, Australia
- Averaged 23.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in a 2-0 week for UAlbany.
- Shot 16-of-30 from the field (.530) including 11-of-22 (.500) from three-point land.
- Had a career-high 31 points and matched UAlbany’s program record with nine three-pointers in a win over Binghamton Saturday.
- This is Healy’s second career #AEHoops Rookie of the Week (12/3)..
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
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