Iona’s Ross and Junior Joseph Sweep Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Iona’s Ross and Junior Joseph Sweep Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Player of the Week
Isaiah Ross, Iona
Sr., Davenport, IA/Hillcrest prep (AZ)
Senior guard Isaiah Ross led the Gaels in scoring over a perfect 2-0 MAAC weekend on the road at Rider. In a pair of wins on the road, Ross averaged 21.5 points per game, shooting 62.5% from the floor and 54.5% from beyond the arc. Ross hit a pair of crucial clutch threes in the final three minutes on Saturday to ensure the Gaels moved to 3-1 in league play.
His 21.5 ppg average led all MAAC performers during the week, while his field goal percentage ranked tops among MAAC guards with more than 15 attempts.
Rookie of the Week
Nelly Junior Joseph, Iona
Fr., Benin City, Nigeria/ NBA Academy Africa (Senegal)
Freshman forward Nelly Junior Joseph led all MAAC rookies with 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game over a pair of MAAC wins against Rider on the road. The scoring average was sixth best among all MAAC performers while the rebound number was tied for second best.
He shot 63.6% from the floor and also had three steals and three blocks. On Friday night, Junior Joseph had a season-best 19 points with seven rebounds. On Saturday, he tallied 13 points and nine rebounds.
About the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 9-13, 2021 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 Time Out for Black Lives
Time Out for Black Lives aims to inspire and educate youth, athletes, families and fans. The initiative has an interactive website where coaches and student-athletes from MAAC basketball programs contribute their time and resources to read children’s books in entertaining videos, all focusing on Black culture, history, music and myths. The program comes as part of the MAAC’s
United for Justice campaign that was announced over the summer. For more information, visit
timeoutforblacklives.com.
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) celebrates its 40
th year of competition during the 2020-21 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.