Conference Play Gets Underway; Week #9 Men's #AEHoops Awards Announced
BOSTON – Conference play kicked off for eight #AEHoops teams over the weekend and saw UAlbany, Hartford, UMass Lowell and Stony Brook earn wins. The last seven conference champions all won their conference opener. Vermont opens its league slate on Wednesday, hosting Stony Brook in a highly anticipated matchup.
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
Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell – Jr., Guard, Frederick, Md.
- Had a career-high 27 points and four rebounds in UMass Lowell’s win at UMBC.
- Scored 25 points after halftime.
- This is Noel’s second #AEHoops Player of the Week honor of his season (12/2) and of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Moses Flowers, Hartford – Fr., Guard, Dorchester, Mass.
- Matched his career-high with 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Hartford’s win vs. New Hampshire.
- Averaged 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in two games last week.
- This is Flowers’ second career #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor (12/9).
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. 2 – Player of the Week: Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Moses Flowers, Hartford
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