Men's Basketball

Men's #AEHoops Week 10: UAlbany, Bryant, UML, UVM Stay Unbeaten in AE Play

BOSTON – The first two-game week for #AEHoops play took place last week with UAlbany, Bryant and UMass Lowell each winning two games to improve to 3-0. UAlbany also remained unbeaten in league play by winning its lone contest.
  
The Week That Was
  • Home teams went 6-2 last week after going 1-3 on opening day.
  • UNH beat Maine for Thursday's lone road win, 79-74, behind 30 points from Clarence Daniels.
  • Bryant averaged 83 points per game last week in winning twice, 77-69 vs. Binghamton on Thurdsay and 89-77 on the road at UNH on Saturday.
  • Vermont ran its win streak vs. America East foes to 18 games with wins over UMBC and NJIT last week.
  • UMass Lowell also improved to 3-0 with a pair of home wins, beating NJIT 70-62 on Thursday and UMBC 86-82 on Saturday.
  • UAlbany beat I88 rival Binghamton in its lone game of the week on Saturday, 95-75. The Great Danes are 2-0 in league play and 10-7 overall already eclipsing last season's win total. 
Looking Ahead
  • UAlbany hosts UMass Lowell on Thursday at 7 p.m. in a battle of unbeatens. 
  • Binghamton hosts two of the top teams in the conference, Vermont and UMass Lowell next week.
  • Bryant will try to move to 4-0 in league play when it travels to UAlbany on Saturday.
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The men’s #AEHoops preseason poll was announced on Oct. 18.
 
2023-24 Weekly Award Winners (Jan. 15)
Player of the Week
Sebastian Thomas, UAlbany - Jr., Guard, Providence, R.I.
  • Scored a game-high 30 points to lead UAlbany to a win over Binghamton on Saturday.
  • Added seven assists, four rebounds and two steals.
  • Shot 57 percent from the floor (12-for-21).
  • This is Thomas' first career men’s #AEHoops Player of the Week honor of the season.
 
Rookie of the Week
Tariq Francis, NJIT - Fr., Guard, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Scored 15 points and added six rebounds in his only action of the week at UMass Lowell on Thursday.
  • This is Francis' fourth #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor.of the season, all in the last five week.
 
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 13 – Player of the Week: Dion Brown, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Evan Ashe, Binghamton
Nov. 20 – Player of the Week: Sherif Gross-Bullock, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Sebastian Robinson, NJIT
Nov. 27 – Player of the Week: Amar'e Marshall, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Sebastian Robinson, NJIT
Dec. 4 – Player of the Week: Ahmad Robinson, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Sebastian Robinson, NJIT
Dec. 11 - Player of the Week: Tymu Chenery, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Ace Valentine, UMBC
Dec. 18 – Player of the Week: Earl Timberlake, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Tariq Francis, NJIT
Dec. 26 – Player of the Week: Earl Timberlake, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Tariq Francis, NJIT
Jan. 2 – Player of the Week: Jonathan Beagle, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Gavin Walsh, Binghamton
Jan. 8 – Player of the Week: Sherif Gross-Bullock, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Tariq Francis, NJIT
Jan. 15 – Player of the Week: Sebastian Thomas, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Tariq Francis, NJIT

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