Gadson, Rossiter and Alvarado Claim Final Men's Basketball Weekly Honors
MAAC Sports
MAAC CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
NOVAR GADSON, RIDER
Junior, Guard/Forward, 6-7, 230, Philadelphia, Pa./John Bartram
Gadson, a junior guard/forward, averaged 24.0 points and 11.0 rebounds while shooting 54.5 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from three-point range in a pair of Rider wins to close out the regular season. He also collected four steals, including one in the final seconds against Saint Peter's to score the final basket and seal the win.
RYAN ROSSITER, SIENA
Senior, Forward, 6-9, 260, Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell
Rossiter, a senior forward, averaged 25 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in the final week of regular-season play, while shooting 50 percent from the field and 90 percent (18-20) from the foul line. He scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Siena's Senior Night win over Marist. In the process, Rossiter broke Siena's 61-year old single-season rebounding record. Siena's all-time leading rebounder, he ranks second nationally in rebounding and double-doubles this season.
MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
MICHAEL ALVARADO, MANHATTAN
Freshman, Guard, 6-2, 185, Bronx, N.Y./All Hallows
Alvarado, a freshman guard, averaged 19.0 points, 3.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game and shot 50 percent from the field in the Jaspers' two games last week. He scored in double-figures in both contests, a 23-point effort at Canisius on Friday night followed by 15 points at Niagara.