Player of the Week
Siem Uijtendaal, Canisius
Sr., Haarlem, Netherlands, BC Apollo Amsterdam
 
Canisius senior Siem Uijtendaal averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game last week as the Golden Griffins went 1-1 against Robert Morris and Pittsburgh. In the win over Robert Morris Dec. 6, Uijtendaal scored a season-high 24 points and pulled down five boards, and then he followed that with a team-high 18 points, six rebounds and five assists in the Griffs' road loss at Pitt. For the week, Uijtendaal, who averaged 38.7 minutes per game, shot 60.0 percent (15-for-25) from the floor, 40.0 percent (4-for-10) from 3-point land and he went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line.
 
Rookie of the Week
Josh Pascarelli, Marist
Fr., Cambria Heights, NY, St. Francis Prep
 
Josh Pascarelli scored a career-high 26 points and hauled in a career-high seven rebounds as Marist earned a 63-53 road win at Dartmouth in its only game of the week on Saturday. Pascarelli shot 10-for-18 from the field and 6-for-12 from three-point range. He added two assists and a blocked shot. With Marist clinging to a three-point lead in the final minutes, Pascarelli scored on three consecutive possessions as the Red Foxes boosted their lead to nine. He poured in eight points in a span of 1:08.
 
The 2023-24 campaign culminates with the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 12-16 at Atlantic City's Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fifth consecutive year dating back to 2020. For all information regarding the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter.
 
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 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, 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. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
 
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