Men's Basketball

Men's #AEHoops Week 15: Vermont Secures Share of 7th-Straight Regular-Season Title

BOSTON – For the seventh-straight year, Vermont has claimed at least a share of the America East men’s basketball regular-season crown. The Catamounts can secure the No. 1 seed for the #AEPlayoffs with its next win.
  • Vermont has won at least a share of the regular-season title for the seventh-straight year. Only Gonzaga has a longer active streak (10).
  • The Catamounts top the league standings at 11-2 are the first team to secure an home #AEPlayoffs game.
  • UMass Lowell has won five of its last six games and sits in second place at 9-5.
  • The River Hawks, who have scored 80 more points in their last three games, have won a Division I school-record 22 games.
  • Binghamton (8-5), Bryant (7-6), UNH (7-6) and UMBC (7-7)
    follow in the standings and are fighting for a top four #AEPlayoffs seed.
  • Maine's 11 wins are its most since the 2012-13 season.
  • The Black Bears’ Kellen Tynes’ 3.2 steals per game leads the country.
Conference positioning will again prove key for the Jersey Mikes #AEPlayoffs. Every round of the Jersey Mikes #AEPlayoffs will take place on the higher seed’s home court and earning home court advantage will prove crucial once again. Check out the men's #AEPlayoffs Central to learn more!

The league champion will earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, where America East teams have won nine games all-time, including UMBC’s historic upset of Virginia in 2018. 
 
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. 20.

2022-23 Weekly Award Winners (Feb. 20)
Player of the Week
Kellen Tynes, Maine – So., Guard, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  • Compiled 23 points, six rebounds, four assists and seven steals in Maine’s lone game of the week, a win over UAlbany on Saturday.
  • Shot 88 percent from the field (7-of-8).
  • This is Tynes’ second career #AEHoops Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany – Fr., Forward, Hudson Falls, N.Y.
  • Averaged 17.0 points and 14.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week for UAlbany.
  • Had 16 points and 15 boards to lead the Great Danes to a win over UMBC on Wednesday.
  • Followed up with 18 points and 13 boards vs. Maine on Saturday.
  • This is Beagle’s eighth Rookie of the Week honor of the season.
  • His eight Rookie of the Week honors are tied for second-most in conference history.
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 14 – Player of the Week: Sherif Gross-Bullock, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany
Nov. 21 – Player of the Week: Kellen Tynes, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Jaden Clayton, Maine
Nov. 28 – Co-Player of the Week: Antwan Walker, Bryant & Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, UMass Lowell;  Rookie of the Week: Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany
Dec. 5 – Player of the Week: Jacob Boonyasith, UMBC;  Rookie of the Week: TJ Hurley, Vermont
Dec. 12 – Player of the Week: Clarence Daniels, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: TJ Hurley, Vermont
Dec. 19 – Player of the Week: Kevin Osawe, NJIT;  Rookie of the Week: Dion Brown, UMBC
Dec. 27 – Player of the Week: Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany
Jan. 3 – Player of the Week: Sherif Gross-Bullock, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Ridvan Tutic, New Hampshire
Jan. 9 – Player of the Week: Miles Coleman, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany
Jan. 16 – Player of the Week: Antwan Walker, Bryant; Rookie of Week: Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany
Jan. 23 – Player of the Week: Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, UMass Lowell; Rookie of Week: Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany
Jan. 30 – Player of the Week: Clarence Daniels, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Jaden Clayton, Maine
Feb. 6 – Player of the Week: Earl Timberlake, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Dion Brown, UMBC
Feb. 13 – Player of the Week: Sherif Gross-Bullock, Bryant & Finn Sullivan, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany
Feb. 20 – Player of the Week: Kellen Tynes, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany
 
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