Men's Basketball

Men's #AEHoops Week 16: Vermont Keeps Rollings, Earns Top 4 Seed

BOSTON – Just over one week remains in the 2024-25 men’s #AEHoops season and the race for #AEPlayoffs seeding is heating up. Bryant and Vermont still sit atop the standings in first and second place, respectively, and are the lone teams to have locked up a top four seed for the #AEPlayoffs.
 
 
The Week That Was
  • Vermont won twice last week posting wins over Bryant and UMass Lowell to move within a game of first place in the league standings.
  • The Catamounts have won six games in a row and will be a top four seed in the #AEPlayoffs for the 19th-straight season.
  • Binghamton won twice last week, beating UNH and Maine at home to extend its win streak to three games. The Bearcats are now fourth in the league standings.
  • UAlbany, UMBC, UMass Lowell and UNH also picked up wins last week.
 The Week Ahead
  • Bryant can earn a share of its first-ever America East men's basketball regular-season title with a win over UMass Lowell Thursday and a Vermont loss at NJIT.
  • Maine can earn a top four seed for the first time since the 2010-11 season with a win over UNH and a loss by UAlbany on Thursday.

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2024-25 Weekly Award Winners (Feb. 24)
Player of the Week
TJ Hurley, Vermont – Jr., Guard, Pelham Ont.
  • Averaged 18.5 points over two crucial wins for Vermont.
  • Shot 50 percent from three-point land (7-for-14).
  • Had 17 points and made clutch late trey to help down Bryant on Thursday and bring the Cats within a game of first place in the league standings.
  • Followed up with 20 points to help beat UMass Lowell on Saturday.
  • This is Hurley’s first #AEHoops Player of the Week honor of the season.
 
Co-Rookie of the Week
Quentin Duncan, NJIT – Fr., Guard, Waterbury, Conn.
  • Had 18 points and three rebounds in NJIT’s lone game of the week.
  • Went a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point land.
  • This is Nelson’s second #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor of the season
 
Co-Rookie of the Week
Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell – Fr., Guard, Waterbury, Conn.
  • Averaged 14.5 points, 7.5 assists & 3.5 steals in a 1-1 week.
  • Had his first career double-double of 18 points and 13 assists in a win over UMBC on Thursday.
  • This is Somerville’s league-leading 10th #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor of the season, which matches Boston University’s Tunji Awojobi for the most in league history.
 
 
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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
Dec. 9 – Player of the Week: Chris Walker, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell
Dec. 16 – Player of the Week: Max Brooks, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell
Dec. 23 – Player of the Week: Max Brooks, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell
Dec. 31 – Player of the Week: Marcus Banks Jr, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell
Jan. 6 – Player of the Week: Gavin Walsh, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Quentin Duncan, NJIT
Jan.13 – Player of the Week: Kellen Tynes, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Ari Fulton, NJIT
Jan.20 – Player of the Week: Earl Timberlake, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Khalil Badru, New Hampshire
Jan. 27 – Player of the Week: Quion Burns, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell
Feb. 3 – Player of the Week: Gavin Walsh, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell
Feb. 10 – Player of the Week: A.J. Lopez, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Khalil Badru, New Hampshire
Feb. 17 – Player of the Week: Earl Timberlake, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Khalil Badru, New Hampshire
Feb. 24 – Player of the Week: TJ Hurley, Vermont; Co-Rookie of the Week: Quentin Duncan, NJIT & Martin Somerville, UMass Lowell
 

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