Gadson and Drummond Named MAAC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
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MAAC Player of the Week
NOVAR GADSON, RIDER
Junior, Guard/Forward, 6-7, 230, Philadelphia, Pa./John Bartram
Gadson, a junior guard/forward, tied his career-high of 25 points playing in his hometown of Philadelphia in Rider's 77-68 win at La Salle. Rider led 59-57 before going on a 12-3 run, with four points by Gadson, to take a 71-60 lead with 4:43 left to play. Trailing 54-49, Rider outscored La Salle 8-0, four points by Gadson, to take a 57-54 lead with 8:52 left to play. He also recorded seven rebounds, a block, a steal and two assists, and made all six of his foul shots.
MAAC Rookie of the Week
JUSTIN DRUMMOND, LOYOLA
Freshman, Guard, 6-4, 190, Upper Marlboro, Md./Riverdale Baptist
Drummond, a freshman guard, followed up his career- and team-high 21-point outing at No. 15 Georgetown by scoring a team-high 17 points at Howard. In three appearances, he has led the team in scoring twice with the third performance a scoreless four-minute debut. Against the Bison, Drummond made six of his 10 field-goal tries and two of his four shots from long range. He played a career-best 26 minutes with a steal and a blocked shot. Drummond leads the team in scoring with 12.7 points per outing and is shooting 50 percent from the field (13-26).