Glover, Rossiter and Drummond Named Men's Basketball Players of the Week
MAAC Sports
MAAC CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MIKE GLOVER, IONA
Junior, Forward, 6-7, 215, Bronx, N.Y./Coll. of Eastern Utah
Glover, a junior forward, scored 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in Iona's six-point loss to No. 5 Syracuse in the team's only game of the week. Glover posted his sixth-straight double-double the first Iona player to do so since Nakeia Miller accomplished the feat in the first six contests of the 2000-01 campaign. All six double-doubles have come with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds. He shot 9-for-11 from the field (81.1%) with four dunks. Glover grabbed five offensive boards, one more than the entire Syracuse team.
RYAN ROSSITER, SIENA
Senior, Center, 6-9, 260, Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell
Rossiter, a senior center, scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Siena to an impressive non-league win over Florida Atlantic. The MAAC's Preseason Player of the Year made 11-15 field goals (73%) and 5-6 free throws (83%) in the win. He also added two assists, one steal and just one turnover. The 27 points were two shy of Rossiter's career high, and he rounded out his seventh double-double in nine games this season with the 13 rebounds. Rossiter ranks second nationally with 13.3 rebounds per game, and second in the league with 19.5 points per contest.
MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
JUSTIN DRUMMOND, LOYOLA
Freshman, Guard, 6-4, 190, Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist
Drummond, a freshman guard, scored 20 of his game-high 21 points in the second half at No. 15 Georgetown in only his second appearance this season for the Greyhounds. He scored his 21 points in just 18 minutes. At one point, Drummond scored seven points in 46 seconds with a pair of layups and a three-pointer. He shot 50 percent from the field (7-14) and made three of his eight three-point attempts (37.5). Drummond also made 80 percent from the foul line (4-5). He is the second Loyola freshman to reach 20 points in a game (Dylon Cormier, 20 vs. UMBC).