Pickett, Edert Earn Pepsi Zero MAAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors
Player of the Week
Jalen Pickett, Siena
So., Rochester, NY/ Aquinas Institute (Spire Institute (OH))
Pickett averaged 16.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 6.0 assists to lead the Saints to a perfect 2-0 week and the program's first five-game winning streak in 10 years. Pickett narrowly missed a triple-double Wednesday, as the Saints completed the regular season series sweep of four-time defending MAAC Tournament Champion and preseason favorite Iona. Pickett poured in 18 points, a career-high 11 rebounds, and seven assists in the victory. On Sunday, he added 14 more points, five assists (zero turnovers) and a season-high three blocks as the Saints rallied past Fairfield to complete the regular season series sweep of the Stags in Connecticut.
Rookie of the Week
Doug Edert, Saint Peter's
Fr., Nuntley, NJ/ Bergen Catholic
Freshman guard Doug Edert scored a career-high 28 points to lead first-place Saint Peter’s to its fifth straight win on Sunday. Edert scored 22 of his game-high 28 points in the second half against Rider, connecting on 7-of-10 three-pointers and going 9-for-12 from the field. The 28 points, nine field goals, and seven triples were the most by a Peacock in a single game this season and his seven made three-pointers were the most in a game by a Peacock since 2013. On the 2-0 week, Edert averaged 15.5 points, 1.0 assists and rebounds, and 0.5 steals and blocks per game, in less than 19 total minutes of action.
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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.