Tatum & Knudsen Claim Student-Athlete of the Week Honors
Amani Tatum
Manhattan College
Women’s Basketball
The Cambria Heights, NY native is a senior guard for the Manhattan College Women's Basketball team.
Manhattan’s team captain and the 2015-16 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, Tatum averages 12.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game for the Jaspers. She also leads the MAAC in assists (4.4) and steals (3.2) per game, and is second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (45 percent).
Tatum earned a single-game career-high 28 points on Thursday, December 28, helping Manhattan to a 76-64 win over Saint Peter’s in the Jaspers’ first conference game of the season.
Tatum graduated from Manhattan College this past May with an undergraduate degree in communications. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in counseling.
David Knudsen
Marist College
Men’s Basketball
Junior guard David Knudsen of the Marist men's basketball team has shined on and off the court this season. Knudsen is the Red Foxes' third-leading scorer at 10.4 points per game while shooting .473 from the field and .950 from the free-throw line. Knudsen's season high of 19 points came against nationally-ranked West Virginia in the first game of the AdvoCare Invitational. He then established career highs of seven free throws made and five steals in Marist's MAAC-opening win against Siena on Dec. 29. Knudsen is a Business Administration major with an International Business concentration and Communication minor.