BOSTON – Conference play is off and running with NJIT and Vermont off to unbeaten starts.
#AEHoops Notes
- NJIT beat UMass Lowell and Binghamton last week to improve to 3-0 in #AEHoops play. It’s the first time the Highlanders have been 3-0 in conference play since 2012-13.
- Miles Coleman set a new career high with 30 points vs. UMass Lowell.
- Ben Shungu scored a career-high 29 points to lead UVM to a win over UNH on Thursday.
- Eight conference games have been postponed to date. Every effort will be made to reschedule postponed games.
- Three teams (Vermont, UMass Lowell and Stony Brook) posted eight non-conference wins.
- UMass Lowell had its best-ever record entering conference play at 8-4, including wins at Dayton and George Washington.
- Vermont is 8-4 and finished non-league play with a .667 win percentage for the fourth time under John Becker.
- Stony Brook has won five of its last six to wrap up non-league play 8-5.
- America East teams beat two ACC squads in non-league play. UMBC trounced Pittsburgh, 87-77, on Nov. 27 while UAlbany beat Boston College, 61-57, on Dec. 13.
- The Catamounts finished non-league play with a .667 win percentage for the fourth time under John Becker.
- Vermont, winners of six of its last eight, is in the top 100 of the NET again this week (96).
League Links
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The men’s #AEHoops preseason poll was announced on Oct. 21.
2021-22 Weekly Award Winners (Jan. 10)
Player of the Week
Miles Coleman, NJIT – Sr., Forward, West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Averaged 24.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in a 2-0 week.
- Scored career-high 30 points in win over UMass Lowell on Thursday.
- This is Coleman’s second-straight Player of the Week honor and second of his career.
Player of the Week
Ben Shungu, Vermont – Gr., Guard, South Burlington, Vt.
- Scored a career-high 29 points and added four assists in win over UNH.
- Shot 11-of-16 from the field.
- This is Coleman’s second-straight Player of the Week honor and second of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Sam Ihekwoaba, Maine – Fr., Guard, Orlando, Fla.
- Scored a career-high 22 points and added nine rebounds vs. Stony Brook.
- This is Ihekwoaba’s third career #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor (1/3, 12/6).
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
Dec. 20 – Player of the Week: Jahlil Jenkins, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Novak Perovic, Maine
Dec. 27 – Player of the Week: Hunter Marks, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Justin Neely, UAlbany
Jan. 3 - Player of the Week: Miles Coleman, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Sam Ihekwoaba, Maine
Jan. 10 – Co-Player of the Week: Miles Coleman, NJIT; Co-Player of the Week: Ben Shungu, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sam Ihekwoaba, Maine
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