Player of the Week
Dakota Leffew, Mount St. Mary's
Sr., Hampton, Ga., Jonesboro
 
Senior Dakota Leffew averaged 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals in leading the Mountaineers to a 2-0 week. He opened the week with 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in the Mount's 82-78 win over Manhattan.  He closed with 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals in the Mount's 96-79 win over first place Quinnipiac on Saturday. Leffew has a league-best 12 games with 20 or more points this season, including both games this week.
 
Rookie of the Week
Jean Aranguren, Iona
Fr., Valencia, Venezuela, Springfield Commonwealth Academy (MA)
 
Freshman Jean Aranguren averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists, shooting 65% from the field and 50% from long distance. Aranguren had 14 points and three boards in a supporting role at Niagara and led the Gaels with 21 points at Canisius.  He was 9-for-12 from the field against the Griffs with six rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block.
 
 
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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