Men's Basketball

Men's #AEHoops Week 1: Long's Career Day Nets Weekly Honor

BOSTON – The 2025-26 #AEHoops season got underway last week with six programs earning wins, including preseason league favorite Vermont going 3-0.
 
Need to Know
  • Vermont posted an 89-84 double overtime win at Brown on Sunday.
  • TJ Long scored a career-high 40 points and added 13 rebounds.
  • The 40-point performance was the first in men’s college basketball this season.
  • Long joins Jameel Warney and Taylor Coppenrath as the only #AEHoops players to record a double-double while scoring at least 40 points in the last 30 years.
  • NJIT opened its season with a 72-61 win at Fordham. Freshman David Bolden scored 18 points in his debut.
  • Eighteen more games take place this week.
  • The men’s preseason poll and All-Conference team was announced on Oct. 21

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+, 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.
 
2025-26 Weekly Award Winners (Nov. 10)
Player of the Week
TJ Long, Vermont – Gr., Guard, Rockville Centre, N.Y.
  • Had a double-double 40 points and 13 rebounds in Vermont’s win at Brown Sunday.
  • Averaged 25.3 points in a 3-0 week for the Catamounts.
  • This is Long’s first career #AEHoops Player of the Week honor.
 
Rookie of the Week
David Bolden, NJIT – Fr., Guard
  • Averaged 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in a 1-1 week for NJIT>
  • This is Bolden’s first #AEHoops Rookie of the Week honor this year.

   
Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 11 – Player of the Week: TJ Long, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: David Bolden, NJIT

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