Olaniyi Leads Stony Brook to Two #AEHoops Wins, Earns 3rd Weekly Honor
BOSTON – Stony Brook, UAlbany and Hartford remained unbeaten in conference play after the first full week of action. The Seawolves snapped a seven-game losing streak to Vermont and won in Burlington and at home against UNH to improve to 3-0 and extend their win streak to five games. The Great Danes and Hawks both improved to 2-0 by posting wins over Maine and UMass Lowell, respectively.
The top eight teams in the standings will earn #AEPlayoffs berths with the top four teams garnering home quarterfinal games. Getting off to a strong start is crucial as only four times in the league’s 40-year history has a team finished outside the top two in the final regular-season standings and gone on to win the conference championship.
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Here are the week #9 men’s basketball awards:
Player of the Week
Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook – Jr., Guard, Newark, N.J.
- Averaged 25.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in a 2-0 week.
- Scored 28 points and added 11 rebounds to lead Stony Brook to a win at Vermont on Wednesday, its first victory over the Catamounts in its last eight tries.
- Had 22 points and 11 boards in a win over UNH on Saturday.
- This is Olaniyi’s third #AEHoops Player of the Week honor of his season (12/9, 12/30) and of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Brenton Mills, Binghamton – Fr., Guard, Allen, Texas
- Averaged 18.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week.
- Scored a game-high 22 points to lead Binghamton over UMBC on Wednesday.
- This is Mills’ second career #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor (11/25).
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 11 – Player of the Week: Christian Lutete, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: P.J. Hunter, Hartford
Nov. 18 – Player of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: George Tinsley, Binghamton
Nov. 25 – Player of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Brenton Mills, Binghamton
Dec. 2 – Player of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: George Tinsley, Binghamton
Dec. 9 – Player of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Moses Flowers, Hartford
Dec. 16 – Player of the Week: Ahmad Clark, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Trey Hutcheson, UAlbany
Dec. 23 – Player of the Week: Nick Guadarrama, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Miroslav Stafl, Hartford
Dec. 30 – Player of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Miroslav Stafl, Hartford
Jan. 6 – Player of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Moses Flowers, Hartford
Jan. 13 – Player of the Week: Elijah Olaniyi, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Brenton Mills, Binghamton
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