Vermont Earns Regular-Season Title with #AEPlayoffs on Horizon
BOSTON – The picture is coming into focus for the 2020 Hercules Tires #AEPlayoffs, which begin on Saturday. Before that though, one last regular-season date remains.
Last week, Vermont (13-2) earned its fourth-straight regular-season title, becoming the first program ever to win the crown outright four years in a row. They’ll be the #1 seed for the playoffs and host a #8 Maine in the quarterfinals. Stony Brook (10-5) and Hartford (9-6) have also secure home quarterfinal games. New Hampshire (8-7) will secure the final home game with a win Tuesday. UMBC (7-8) and UAlbany (7-8) remain alive to claim the sport should UNH fall. UMass Lowell (6-9) and Maine (4-11) have secured tournament bids. Visit #AEPlayoffs Central
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Here are the week #17 men’s basketball awards:
Player of the Week
Malik Ellison, Hartford – Sr., Forward, Voorhees, N.J.
- Had 29 points, eight rebounds and three assists in a win at Stony Brook on Wednesday.
- Scored 20 of his points in the second half.
- Shot 55 percent (11-of-20) from the field.
- This is Ellison’s second #AEHoops Player of the Week honor of the season and his career (2/17).
Rookie of the Week
Aaron Deloney, Vermont – Fr., Guard, Portland, Ore.
- Scored a career-high 17 points and added two assists and two rebounds off the bench in Vermont’s win at UMass Lowell on Saturday.
- Shot 78 percent (7-of-9) from the field.
- Had Deloney’s first career #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor.
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: Chris Lester, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Trey Hutcheson, UAlbany
Feb. 17 – Player of the Week: Malik Ellison, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Connor Withers, UMass Lowell
Feb. 24 – Player of the Week: Sam Sessoms, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Moses Flowers, Hartford
March 2 – Player of the Week: Malik Ellison, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Aaron Deloney, Vermont
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