NEW YORK (Jan. 24, 2017) --- Justin Robinson of Monmouth in Division I has been named Men’s Player of the Week, by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
The designations, for games played Jan. 16-22, are unique in that they encompass players from 74 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
A 5-8 senior guard from Lake Katrine, NY, Robinson --- who also was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference player of the week --- was instrumental in a 3-0 week for the Hawks (16-5). He netted 68 points for a 22.7 ppg average, shot 48.7% from the field and 52.9% from 3-point range, while adding 11 rebounds, 14 assists and six steals. His week included a pair of four-point plays.
Robinson’s stretch of games included 21 points and a team-high eight assists in topping Canisius 76-72 on the road as MU moved into first place in the MAAC. He erupted for 27 points in an 82-71 homecourt victory over Manhattan, including nailing 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, and posted 20 points on 6-of-8 from the field in just 22 minutes of action in a 91-49 triumph over Fairfield, which is Monmouth’s largest margin of victory (42 points) in program history over a Division I opponent.
Players receiving MBWA Men’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Angel Delgado, Seton Hall; Abdul Lewis, NJIT; Jordan Washington, Iona; Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra.
Players receiving MBWA Men’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Andy Laurent, St. Joseph’s LI; Jalen Harris, NJCU; Jamail Stanley, Old Westbury; Joseph Taylor, William Paterson; Chaz Watler, St. Thomas Aquinas.
Previous MBWA 2016-17 Men’s Players of the Week: Dec. 6, Tim Coleman, NJIT, and Joseph Lopez, Sacred Heart, Div. I; Thomas Bonacum, Ramapo, Divs. II-III; Dec. 13, Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s, Div. I; Justin Reyes, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Jamail Stanley, SUNY Old Westbury, Divs. II-III; Dec. 20, Angel Delgado, Seton Hall, Div. I; Matt Miller, U.S. Merchant Marine Acad., Divs. II-III; Jan. 10, Curtis Cobb, Fairfield, Div. I; Frank Schettino, Staten Island, Divs. II-III; Jan. 17, Quincy McKnight, Sacred Heart, Div. I; Jamail Stanley, Old Westbury, Divs. II-III.
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