Men's Basketball

Men’s #AEHoops Week 4: Binghamton, Maine & UMBC Win Twice

BOSTON – Maine went 2-1 at the Cathedral Classic this past week while UMBC and Binghamton also won a pair of contests last week. Seven teams have at least four wins and six are .500 or better.
 
Need to Know
  • The Black Bears took down Elon in the opening game of the Cathedral Classic at the Palestra, 69-56, and then fell to host Penn before concluding the week with a 71-66 victory over Navy.
  • UMBC won both of its contests last week, blowing out Howard 95-77 and then dispatching Morgan State 92-69, as the team shot a combined 26-for-50 from three in the two contests.
  • Binghamton recorded a pair of overtime victories this past weekend at Lafayette. The Bearcats fell to Niagara in the opener 65-62, but rebounded to edge LIU 75-70 and then host Lafayette 82-81.
  • NJIT, Vermont, Bryant and UMass Lowell also earned wins last week.
  • This week there are 17 non-conference contests. UMBC and Bryant get it started tonight with the Retrievers at Georgetown and the Bulldogs at Drexel.
  • Vermont hosts Brown and then travels to Yale, while Maine looks to keep winning with a pair of contests and UAlbany looks to snap its two-game losing streak at home against Columbia on Wednesday.
  • The men’s preseason poll and All-Conference team was announced on Oct. 21

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2024-25 Weekly Award Winners (Dec. 2)
Player of the Week
Kellen Tynes, Maine – Gr., Guard, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
  • Averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.3 rebounds per game in a 2-1 week.
  • Posted 14 points, 13 assists, seven steals and three rebounds in a win over Elon.
  • Finished the week with 19 points, eight assists and four steals in a victory against Navy.
  • This is Tynes’ first #AEHoops Player of the Week honor of the season.
 
Rookie of the Week
Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell – Fr., Guard, Bowie, Md.
  • Averaged 15.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 steal per game in three contests last week.
  • Finished with 21 points, four rebounds and two steals in a 93-90 loss to Saint Louis.
  • This is Martin’s third #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor this year.
 
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 11 – Player of the Week: Quinton Mincey, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell
Nov. 18 - Player of the Week: Justin Neely, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Amir Lindsey, UAlbany
Nov. 25 – Player of the Week: Quinton Mincey, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell
Dec. 2 – Player of the Week: Kellen Tynes, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell

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