Men's Basketball Weekly Award Winners Announced
MAAC Sports
Co-Players of the Week
Rakim Sanders, Fairfield, Sr., F, 6-7, 210, Pawtucket, R.I./St. Andrews
Sanders finished the week by averaging a double-double with 17.5 points and 11 rebounds in two road league wins over the weekend. He posted a double-double in the win against Niagara with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Sanders followed up with another double-double by registering 19 points and 10 rebounds against Canisius. He shot 54 percent for the week and dished off eight assists, including five in the Canisius game.
Mike Glover, Iona, Sr., F, 6-7, 215, Bronx, N.Y./Coll. of Eastern Utah/American Christian Acad. (Pa.)
Glover averaged 20.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in Iona's 3-0 week. Glover shot 22-for-37 from the field (64.9%) and 13-of-16 from the free throw line (81.3%) against Long Island, Canisius and Niagara. He posted a 28-point, 14-rebound double-double to open the week in a win over Long Island and ended the week with a 27-point, six rebound effort vs. Niagara. Glover's 11 offensive rebounds and 12 defensive rebounds led the Gaels in both categories. Entering Sunday's play, he was one of six Division I players to average more than 19 points and nine rebounds per game.
Rookie of the Week
Juan'ya Green, Niagara, Fr., G, 6-3, 195, Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Carroll
Green averaged 30 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game, 4.0 assists per game and 1.0 steals per game this past weekend against Iona and Fairfield, who were picked one and two, respectively, in the MAAC Preseason Poll. He broke a 33-year old school record in his first conference game on Friday against Fairfield, scoring 35 points on 12-for-22 shooting from the field and 6-for-6 at the free-throw line to set a Niagara freshman scoring record. Green also set a career-best in rebounds (six) and in 3-pointers (five). His five 3-pointers were one shy of tying the NU freshman record set by Tyrone Lewis on Dec. 6, 2006. Green's 35 points are tied for fifth most in MAAC history amongst freshmen. On Sunday versus Iona, he led NU with 25 points for his fourth 20-plus scoring output of the season and led the team with five assists. Green, who entered the weekend second in the MAAC in scoring, shot 50 percent (21-for-42) from the field, 52.9 percent (9-for-17) from behind the arc and 90 percent (9-for-10) from the free-throw line.