Marist's Parker and Fairfield's Alvarez Named Pepsi Zero Men's Basketball Players of the Week
Player of the Week
Brian Parker, Marist
Sr., Cleveland, OH/ Villa Angela St. Joseph's
Brian Parker led Marist in scoring and rebounding in both of the team's games last week. At Army West Point on Nov. 6, Parker had a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds. He shot 9-for-16 from the field and also contributed three assists. In a home win over Columbia on Nov. 10, he finished with 21 points, six rebounds, and an assist while draining two three-pointers in three tries. For the week, Parker averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists while shooting .517 (15-for-29) from the field and .667 (2-for-3) from three-point range.
Rookie of the Week
Netftali Alvarez, Fairfield
Fr., Catano, Puerto Rico/Miami Christian
Neftali Alvarez scored the game-winning basket with three seconds left in regulation to lift the Stags to a 60-58 win at Bucknell. He was the team's leading scorer in both games of a 1-1 week including #22/24 Purdue. The guard scored 16 points in each game by shooting 50 percent overall from the floor (13 of 26) and from three-point range (5 of 10). He averaged 16 points, five rebounds and two steals over the two games.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.