Player of the Week
Benjamin Bill, Daemen
Redshirt Sophomore | C | Hamburg, NY
Bill dropped a career-high 25 points in Daemen's 111-77 win over No. 10/No. 10 California (Pa.) on Tuesday. The Daemen redshirt sophomore center shot a near perfect 11-of-13 (.846) from the floor, his second highest field goal percentage of the season, and added in six rebounds and two assists as the Wildcats remain undefeated on the year and move to 5-0 with the team's first win over a top-10 ranked team since topping No. 4/No. 3 West Liberty, 98-83, on Nov. 16, 2019.
Defensive Player of the Week
Arnardo Camacho, Roberts Wesleyan
Junior | G | Bronx, NY
Camacho helped Roberts Wesleyan to a 92-86 win over Edinboro in the only action of the week for the Redhawks. The RWU junior guard scored 14 points and completed the double-double with a team-leading 11 rebounds, nine defensive. He added a pair of blocked shots and four steals as well as six assists and leads the ECC is steals, assists, and assist-to-turnover ratio.
Rookie of the Week
Nathan Robertson, Mercy
Freshman | G | Boston, MA
Robertson dropped 14 points with a game-high eight assists to go with six rebounds at Bloomfield on Tuesday.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Nasan Ayala, Queens
Senior | G | Lefrak City, NY
Over two games, Ayala averaged a team-high 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. Ayala began the week recording 13 points, four assists, two rebounds, and one steal against regionally-ranked Post University. The senior would conclude the week with 11 points on 60.0 percent shooting to go with six rebounds, three steals and one steal against Georgian Court on Sunday afternoon.
Malik Brooks, Roberts Wesleyan
Graduate Student | G | Lockport, NY
Brooks stayed hot for Roberts Wesleyan as he poured in a season-high 29 points on 13-of-16 shooting (.813) from the field with two three-pointers, six rebounds, a team-high seven assists, and three steals as Roberts defeated Edinboro, 96-82, in the only action of the week. Brooks is currently second in the ECC with a 21.2 scoring average.
Hartnel Haye, St. Thomas Aquinas
Graduate Student | G/F | Camden, NJ
Haye posted 16 points, 11 rebounds, an assist, and two steals in 24 minutes in a 93-70 win at Caldwell. The graduate student guard/forward shot 60.0 percent (6-of-10) from the field and 100.0 percent from the charity stripe (4-of-4).
Shedrach Makanjuola, Mercy
Sophomore | F | Boston, MA
Makanjuola had 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting with five rebounds at Bloomfield on Tuesday.
Rob Matos, Molloy
Sophomore | G | Fredericksburg, VA
Matos led the Lions with 26 points in the squad's lone game of the week. The sophomore accounted for nearly all of Molloy's offense in the final stretch of a loss to New Haven, scoring 17 of the last 21 points, including a 6-of-6 span from the foul line. The guard also led Molloy with four assists on the afternoon.
Khyrie Staten, District of Columbia
Junior | G | Baltimore, MD
Staten posted a game-high 20 points, going 7-of-11 from the field, along with three rebounds, three assists, and three steals in the Firebirds' loss to Holy Family.
ECC Men's Basketball Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 11 - Hartnel Haye, St. Thomas Aquinas
Nov. 18 - Justin Hemphill, Daemen
Nov. 25 - Justin Moore, D'Youville
Dec. 2 - Benjamin Bill, Daemen
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 11 - Shaun Arnold, St. Thomas Aquinas
Nov. 18 - Messiah Mallory, Staten Island
Nov. 25 - Messiah Mallory, Staten Island (2x)
Dec. 2 - Arnardo Camacho, Roberts Wesleyan
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 11 - Gene Anderson, District of Columbia
Nov. 18 - Gene Anderson, District of Columbia (2x)
Nov. 25 - Gene Anderson, District of Columbia (3x)
Dec. 2 - Nathan Robertson, Mercy
Previously in the Polls
NABC TOP 25 COACHES POLL
Preseason: Daemen (RV), St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
Week 1 (11/17): Daemen (20)
Week 2 (11/26): Daemen (14)
D2CSC TOP 25 MEDIA POLL
Week 1 (11/12): Daemen (14), St. Thomas Aquinas (T-19)
Week 2 (11/19): Daemen (13), St. Thomas Aquinas (22)
Week 3 (11/26): Daemen (11), St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
D2CSC TOP 10 EAST REGION MEDIA POLL
Preseaason (11/8): St. Thomas Aquinas (3), Daemen (4), Staten Island (RV)
Week 1 (11/11): Daemen (1), St. Thomas Aquinas (2), Staten Island (RV)
Week 2 (11/18): Daemen (1), St. Thomas Aquinas (2)
Week 3 (11/25): Daemen (1), St. Thomas Aquinas (3), Staten Island (RV)
NCAA EAST REGION POLL
ECC PRESEASON POLL
T-1. Daemen - 72 points (3 first-place votes)
T-1. St. Thomas Aquinas - 72 points (4 first-place votes)
3. Staten Island - 64 points (2 first-place votes)
4. Roberts Wesleyan - 47 points
5. District of Columbia - 44 points
6. Queens - 38 points
7. Molloy - 33 points
8. D'Youville - 20 points
9. Mercy - 15 points