Franklin, Logins and Rudolph Claim MAAC Men's Basketball Weekly Honors
MAAC Sports
MAAC Player of the Week
Alex Franklin, Siena
Sophomore, Forward, 6-5, 228, Reading, Pa./Central Catholic
Franklin, a sophomore forward, averaged 23.5 points and 15.5 rebounds in two games this past week. He registered career highs with 30 points and 18 rebounds in Siena’s 93-70 BracketBusters win over WAC leader Boise State. Franklin shot 74 percent (20-27) from the field in the two games and collected five steals. He had his seventh of eight double-doubles on the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds in a loss at Manhattan earlier in the week.
MAAC Co-Rookies of the Week
Greg Logins, Canisius
Freshman, Forward, 6-7, 240, Sodus, N.Y./The Kent School
Logins, a freshman forward, posted a career-high 18 points in the Golden Griffins’ loss to Iona Feb. 18, and followed that effort with his first career double-double, posting 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds as the Griffs defeated Albany 64-60 in the O’Reilly ESPNU Bracket Buster game Feb. 23, at home. For the week, the 6-foot-7 freshman averaged 15 points and 8.5 rebounds, while shooting 63.2 percent (12-for-19) from the field and 66.7 percent (6-for-9) from 3-point range.
Brian Rudolph, Loyola
Freshman, Guard, 5-11, 170, New Bedford, Mass./New Bedford
Rudolph, a freshman guard, averaged 7.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists in helping the Greyhounds to a 2-0 week. He recorded a career-high 10 assists with eight points and four rebounds in the win over first-place Rider as Loyola climbed into four-way tie atop the MAAC standings. Rudolph also collected eight assists and matched his career best with eight rebounds in the win over UC Davis.