Player of the Week
Marcus Hammond, Niagara
Sr., Queens, NY, Cardozo
 
Hammond averaged 24.5 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game, while shooting 50% from the field and 100% from the free throw line, in Niagara’s 2-0 week. Against Siena, he scored 28 points, tying his season high. He shot 50% from the field and went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. He also grabbed nine rebounds and had two assists. Versus Marist, he scored 21 points, again shooting 50% from the field. He brought down three rebounds and dished out three assists, while also shooting 44% from three.
 
Rookie of the Week
Jao Ituka, Marist
Fr., Gaithersburg, MD, Gaithersburg
 
Jao Ituka averaged 19.0 points in Marist's two games this past week, scoring exactly 19 at Canisius and at Niagara. He added seven rebounds against the Golden Griffins. For the week, Ituka shot .500 (12-for-24) from the field and drained all 13 of his free throw attempts.
 
The 2021-22 campaign culminates with the 2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 8-12 at Atlantic City's Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. Stay up to date with all MAAC basketball by visiting MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter. The road to AC!
 
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 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 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.
 
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