Burns, Drame Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Player of the Week
Elijah Burns, Siena
Gr., Troy, NY/Blair Academy (NJ)
Burns scored a career-high 28 points in just 24 minutes to lead Siena past defending Patriot League co-Regular Season Champion Bucknell. Burns shot 10-13 from the field and added eight rebounds for Siena who outscored Bucknell by a 30-point margin at 63-33 in the 24:19 that he was on the floor.
Rookie of the Week
Hassan Drame, Saint Peter’s
Fr., Bamako, Mali/Our Savior New American School (NY)
Saint Peter’s freshman forward Hassan Drame had a career day for the Peacocks on Sunday afternoon in a road win at LIU. The Bamako, Mali native posted his first career double-double with career-highs of 13 points and 17 rebounds. The 17 rebounds were the most in a road contest by a Peacock player since 2013. Additionally, Drame posted career-highs of three steals and two blocks in the win.
About the 2020 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 10-14, 2020 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit
http://maacsports.com/basketball and follow
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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 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 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.