Four Teams Post Unbeaten Week, Men's #AEHoops Week #14 Awards Announced
BOSTON – Vermont and UMBC both posted two wins last week as the Catamounts extended their win streak to nine with wins over Maine and Hartford and UMBC, winner of four of its last six, beat Hartford and UMass Lowell. UAlbany and New Hampshire also went unbeaten last week, each winning its lone contest.
With just over three weeks left in the regular season, Vermont sits atop the standings at 9-1, ahead of Stony Brook (7-3), UAlbany (6-3), Hartford (6-4), New Hampshire (4-5), UMBC (4-6), Maine (3-7), UMass Lowell (3-7) and Binghamton (2-8).
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 #14 men’s basketball awards:
Player of the Week
Chris Lester, New Hampshire – Sr., Forward, Barrington, Ill.
- Scored a career-high 22 points off the bench to lead UNH to a win over Stony Brook on Saturday.
- Had 16 of those points in the first half as the Wildcats grew a 21-point halftime advantage.
- Added three rebounds and a pair of assists.
- Shot 62 percent from the field (8-of-13).
- This is Lester’s first career #AEHoops Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Trey Hutcheson, UAlbany – Fr., Forward, Marion, Iowa
- Contributed 17 points, six rebounds and three blocks in a win over Binghamton on Wednesday.
- Made 4-of-6 three-point tries.
- This is Hutcheson’s second #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor of the season (12/16).
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
Jan. 20 – Player of the Week: Sergio El Darwich, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Connor Withers, UMass Lowell
Jan. 27 – Player of the Week: Cameron Healy, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: George Tinsley, Binghamton
Feb. 3 – Player of the Week: Anthony Lamb, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Moses Flowers, Hartford
Feb. 10 – Player of the Week: Christ Lester, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Trey Hutcheson, UAlbany
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