Iona’s Ross and Junior Joseph Claim Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Iona’s Ross and Junior Joseph Claim Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Player of the Week
Isaiah Ross, Iona
Sr., Davenport, IA/Hillcrest prep (AZ)
Isaiah Ross was Iona's leading scorer in its dominant 85-65 win over Coppin State. Ross Scored 28 points, shooting 45.8% from the floor and 38.5% from beyond the arc. He also had six rebounds and tied a team-high with four assists. Defensively Ross had one block and two steals.
Rookie of the Week
Nelly Junior Joseph, Iona
Fr., Benin City, Nigeria/ NBA Academy Africa (Senegal)
Nelly Junior Joseph played 32 minutes of action against Coppin State and dominated the Eagles in the paint. Junior Joseph recorded his second double-double of his career with 16 points and 12 rebounds. All 16 of his points came in the second half. Seven of his 12 rebounds were offensive.
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
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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.