Hasbrouck and Gadson Earn MAAC Men's Basketball Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
MAAC Player of the Week
Kenny Hasbrouck, Siena
Senior, Guard, 6-3, 194, Capital Heights, Md./Maine Central Institute
Hasbrouck, a senior guard, averaged 21 points and shot 56 percent from the field and 63 percent from 3-point range in a 2-0 week for the defending MAAC Champions. He scored 20 points in the Saints' season-opening win over Boise State on 7-10 shooting in just 24 minutes of action. In Siena’s win over defending Ivy League Champion Cornell, Hasbrouck again led all scorers with 22 points. He also averaged 5.5 rebounds, three assists and 1.5 steals on the week.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
Novar Gadson, Rider
Freshman, Guard/Forward, 6-7, 213, Philadelphia, Pa./John Bartram
Gadson, a freshman guard/forward, averaged 13.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in a pair of road wins for the Broncs. In Rider's win at Lehigh, he compiled 17 points after shooting 75 percent from the field (6-8). In the Broncs' victory at Lafayette, Gadson's steal and slam dunk with 32 seconds remaining in the game gave his squad a 79-76 lead. He finished the game with 10 points, eight rebounds and two steals.