BOSTON – With just six men’s #AEHoops regular-season games left on the schedule, there is still much to be decided in the #AEPlayoff picture.
While Vermont has locked up the top seed for the #AEPlayoffs, little else has been decided with just 10 days left in the regular-season schedule. UMBC will host a quarterfinal while the other two sites are still undetermined.
For complete playoff information, visit americaeast.com/mbbplayoffs.
#AEHoops Notes
- Vermont clinched the men’s #AEHoops regular-season title on Feb. 16, its sixth in a row and 12th overall. The Catamounts sit at 14-1 in conference play with three games remaining. The Catamounts rank 64th in the country in NET ranking.
- Vermont has won 18 of its last 19 games.
- UVM received two votes in the AP Top 25 this week.
- UMBC locked up a top four seed and home playoff game with its win over Maine at Saturday. It will the fifth straight year the Retrievers finish in the top four.
- Head coach Jim Ferry is the first UMBC head coach to win 10 games in his first season at the helm of the program.
- Three other teams -UAlbany, UNH and Hartford- remain in play to earn the other two top four spots. The Great Danes and Wildcats can both lock up a spot with wins Tuesday.
- America East announced a change in #AEPlayoffs dates on Feb. 9 - Link
- The bracket will be announced on March 3 at the conclusion of the UMass Lowell-Hartford contest.
League Links
Fans will once again be able to watch every #AEHoops game this season regardless of where they live! The majority games will air on The AE on ESPN, either ESPN+ or ESPN3, in the United States. Games will also be available internationally on AmericaEast.TV. Those games will be available on computers, OTT devices and the brand new America East app, which is available on all IOS and Android devices and can be found by searching ‘America East Conference’ in app stores.
The men’s #AEHoops preseason poll was announced on Oct. 21.
2021-22 Weekly Award Winners (Feb. 28)
Player of the Week
Keondre Kennedy, UMBC – Sr., Guard, Atlanta, Ga.
- Averaged 19.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a 2-0 week.
- Shot 52 percent from the field (16-for-31).
- Scored 24 points and added five boards in a win over Stony Brook on Wednesday.
- This is Kennedy’s second career #AEHoops Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Kristians Feierbergs, Maine – Fr., Forward, Riga, Latvia
- Scored 11 points in only 12 minutes of action during his lone appearance last week.
- Shot 4-or-5 from the floor.
- This Feierbergs’ second Rookie of the Week award this 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
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
Jan. 17 – Player of the Week: Finn Sullivan, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sam Ihekwoaba, Maine
Jan. 24 – Player of the Week: Anthony Roberts, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Kristians Feierbergs, Maine
Jan. 31 – Player of the Week: Keondre Kennedy, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Justin Neely, UAlbany
Feb. 7 – Player of the Week: Jacob Falko, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Keeshawn Mason, NJIT
Feb. 14 – Player of the Week: Anthony Roberts, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Justin Neely, UAlbany
Feb. 21 – Player of the Week: Austin Williams, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Sam Ihekwoaba, Maine
Feb. 28: Player of the Week: Keondre Kennedy; Rookie of the Week: Kristians Feierbergs, Maine
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