BOSTON – Conference play kicked off with a pair of games on Sunday. Binghamton and NJIT posted wins to start 1-0 in the #AEHoops standings.
#AEHoops Notes
- Binghamton held UMass Lowell to 37 percent shooting en route to a 68-63 win on Sunday, its first in a league opener since the 2018-19 season.
- Jacob Falko and Tyler Bertram each scored 20 points to pace the Bearcats.
- NJIT shot 54 percent from the floor and came back from a second-half deficit to knock off Maine Sunday.
- Miles Coleman contributed 23 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lead the way.
- Five conference games have been postponed to date. Every effort will be made to reschedule postponed games.
- Vermont will host UNH on Jan. 6 in a game that will air on ESPNU.
- Three teams (Vermont, UMass Lowell and Stony Brook) posted 8 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 five of its last seven, 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. 3)
Player of the Week
Miles Coleman, NJIT – Sr., Forward, West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Recorded his second double-double of the season scoring a game-high 23 points and adding 10 rebounds.
- Shot 9-of-14 from the floor.
- This is Coleman’s first Player of the Week honor of the season and his career.
Rookie of the Week
Sam Ihekwoaba – Fr., Guard, Orlando, Fla.
- Scored a career-high 18 points off the bench vs. NJIT and added six rebounds.
- Shot 8-of-14 from the field.
- This is Ihekwoaba’s second career #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor (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
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