Player of the Week
Walter Clayton Jr., Iona
So., Lake Wales, FL, Bartlow
 
Iona sophomore Walter Clayton Jr. led all MAAC performers with 24.5 points per game this past weekend. During the Gaels first 2-0 performance on their annual Western New York swing in seven seasons, he also averaged 3.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals. Clayton Jr. shot 54.3% from the field and 53.3% from long distance. At Canisius Friday, he posted 19 points to lead the Gaels in a 21-point victory over the Griffs. He followed it up with a career-best 30-point effort at Niagara Sunday, scoring 17 in the first half as the Iona earned a 17-point MAAC road win over the Purple Eagles. He had four three pointers and four assists in the win.
 
Rookie of the Week
Michael Eley, Siena
Fr., Fort Wayne, IN, Veritas Prep Academy (FL)
 
Eley returned from a two-game absence (illness) to average 17.0 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting a stellar 52% from the field in a perfect 2-0 weekend for the Saints. The freshman guard erupted for a career-high 23 points off the bench in his first game back Friday night, shooting 8-of-14 from the field while adding five rebounds in a victory at the Mount. Eley capped the weekend with an 11-point performance off the pine in Sunday's triumph over Marist.
 
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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