Player of the Week
Daniss Jenkins, Iona
Jr., Dallas, TX, Dallas Hillcrest
 
Junior Daniss Jenkins led Iona to a 2-0 week and an 10th and 11th straight victory by averaging 21.5 points, 8.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line. He committed just four turnovers in 72 minutes and had an assist to turnover ratio of 4-to-1. Jenkins started the week with a 21-point, 10-assist double double vs. Marist at home, his third points-assists double-double of the season and just the fourth among MAAC performers this season. Jenkins added seven rebounds in a near triple double.  In the regular season finale at No. 2 Rider, he had a game-high 22 points, including seven in the final two minutes to help hold off the Broncs in a two-point victory on the road.  Jenkins added a team-high six assists and two steals in the win.
 
Rookie of the Week
Tahj Staveskie, Canisius
R-Fr., Sandusky, OH, Sandusky
 
Canisius redshirt-freshman Tahj Staveskie scored a team-high 24 points and grabbed a team-best six rebounds as the Golden Griffins ended the regular season with an 81-64 win over Niagara at home on Saturday. Staveskie went 10-for-18 from the field, 2-for-6 from 3-point land and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line in the win. He also tallied a team-high four assists and a team-high three steals. The 24-point performance was his third game with 20-or more points this season.


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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