Glover and Hymes Tabbed as Players of the Week
MAAC Sports
Player of the Week
Mike Glover, Iona, Sr., F, 6-7, 215, Bronx, N.Y./Coll. of Eastern Utah/American Christian Acad. (Pa.)
Glover averaged 20.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in three wins to help Iona improve to an unblemished 5-0 in MAAC play. He shot 64.7% (22-34) from the field and 80.0% (16-20) from the free throw line in victories over Siena, Niagara and Marist. Glover scored 19 points and matched a team best with six rebounds vs. Niagara at home on Friday night before pouring in 31 points and grabbing seven rebounds at Marist. He matched his season high with four blocks in the wins over Siena and Marist.
Rookie of the Week
Evan Hymes, Siena, Fr. , G, 5-8, 147, Durham, N.C./Kestrel Heights Charter
Hymes averaged 15 points and 4.7 assists in a 2-1 MAAC week for the Saints. He made 45% of his field goal attempts and turned the ball over just nine times all week. Hymes scored a team-high 22 points in the Saints' Madison Square Garden game with Iona, then orchestrated the most efficient offense performance Siena has ever had at Times Union Center in an upset of Fairfield. He oversaw a Siena offense that shot 63% against the Stags, playing all 40 minutes. Hymes scored 13 points in 40 minutes played against Niagara, shaking off a 1-7 start from the field to make some big baskets down the stretch. He ranks fourth among all freshmen nationally in minutes played (35.5) , and 14th in scoring (14.9). He is on pace to become just the second freshman to lead Siena in scoring in the program's 72-year history.