Men's Basketball

Jenkins Leads Stony Brook to Strong Week, Earns #AEHoops Player of Week Honors

BOSTON – Stony Brook and Vermont, two teams picked atop the conference’s preseason poll to start the season, had strong weeks as they prepare for conference play.
 
#AEHoops Notes
  • Stony Brook won twice last week and has posted victories in four of its last five games.
  • The Seawolves used a 27-6 run to beat rival Hofstra, 79-62, on Wednesday.
  • Jahlil Jenkins scored a game-high 24 points in the win.
  • Vermont posted an impressive 70-65 win at Brown on Friday. The Bears entered the game at 8-4. Ben Shungu scored a game-high 18 points.
  • Six programs (Vermont, UMass Lowell, UMBC, Stony Brook, UNH and NJIT) sit at .500 or better.
  • America East has five teams with NET in top 200 for first time ever led by Vermont at 104.
  • UMass Lowell’s NET (175) is its highest in program history.
  • With several teams in finals, only 14 games take place this week.
 
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The men’s #AEHoops preseason poll was announced on Oct. 21.

2021-22 Weekly Award Winners (Dec. 13)
Player of the Week
Jahlil Jenkins, Stony Brook – Grad, Guard, Ranson, W. Va.
  • Averaged 18.5 points, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals with zero turnovers in leading Stony Brook to 2-0 week.
  • Scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Seawolves to a win over Long Island-rival Hofstra on Wednesday.
  • This is Jenkins’ first career Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Justin Neely, UAlbany – Fr., Forward, Miami, Fla. 
  • Contributed 7.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in a 1-1 week for UAlbany.
  • Had nine points and seven rebounds vs. Yale and five points and five boards in just 12 minutes of action to help UAlbany to a win on Saturday.
  • This is Neely’s third #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor of the season.
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 15 – Player of the Week: Ben Shungu, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Byron Ireland, Maine
Nov. 22 – Player of the Week: Ryan Davis, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Justin Neely, UAlbany
Nov. 29 – Player of the Week: Jayden Martinez, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Justin Neely, UAlbany
Dec. 6 – Player of the Week: Dylan O’Hearn, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Sam Ihekwoaba, Maine
Dec. 13 – Player of the Week: Jahlil Jenkins, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Justin Neely, UAlbany

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