Player of the Week/Rookie of the Week
Mekhi Conner, Sacred Heart
FY., New Haven, CT, Notre Dame West Haven
 
Mekhi Conner had a standout week in Sacred Heart's two road victories last week over Canisius and Niagara. Conner averaged 14 points per game and 12.5 assists per game in the 2-0 week. During the Pioneers win over Canisius, Conner scored 10 points and dished out 16 assists, tied for the second-most assists in a D1 game this season, to secure his first career double-double. He then led the Pioneers with 18 points and nine assists, just one assist shy of another double-double, in the win against Niagara on Sunday.
 
The 2024-25 campaign culminates with the 2025 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 11-15 at Atlantic City's Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the sixth consecutive year dating back to 2020. For all information regarding the 2025 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 13 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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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