Player of the Week
Javian McCollum, Siena
So., Fort Myers, FL, Fort Myers
 
McCollum averaged 20.0 points and 5.5 assists while leading Siena to a perfect 2-0 opening week. The sophomore point guard was both remarkably consistent and efficient, setting a new career-high with 20 points in each game, while shooting 62% (13-21) from the floor including 71% (5-7) from three, and posting a 2.2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. McCollum scored 20 points on 8-12 shooting and dished out five assists in an opening night road win at Holy Cross. He again led the way with 20 more points and a career-high tying six assists to rally Siena back from a 16-point second half deficit to capture the Albany Cup Saturday night.
 
Rookie of the Week
Tahj Staveskie, Canisius
Fr., Sandusky, OH, Sandusky
 
Canisius redshirt-freshman Tahj Staveskie averaged 15.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as the Golden Griffins opened the season with two games, highlighted by an overtime win over long-time rival St. Bonaventure Saturday night. In that St. Bonaventure game, the Sandusky, Ohio native scored nine of his 11 points in overtime, and he sealed the win for the Blue and Gold by going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the extra session. In his first college game Nov. 7 vs. Youngstown State, Staveskie scored 19 points to go with three boards, a blocked shot and a steal.
 
The 2022-23 campaign culminates with the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 7-11 at Atlantic City's Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fourth consecutive year. For all information regarding the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter. For tickets to the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit ticketmaster.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) is in its 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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