Player of the Week
Dylan Fasoyiro, Daemen
Senior | Guard | Houston, Texas
Fasoyiro led Daemen to a 2-0 week, shooting 53 percent (8-of-15) from three-point land and averaging 20.0 points per game. The Daemen senior dropped a team-high 23 points on 6-of-15 shooting from the field and a career-high 5-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc in a key ECC win that lifted the Wildcats to an 87-82 win over nationally-ranked and league-leading St. Thomas Aquinas. He then added 17 points, four rebounds, and three assists in just 17 minutes of action in a 123-75 win over Mercy.
Defensive Player of the Week
Isaiah Elmore, Roberts Wesleyan
Junior | Forward | Tampa, Fla.
Elmore led the Redhawks to wins against Queens and Molloy over the weekend with 16.50 points per game, 17 total defensive rebounds, six total blocks, and four total steals. In Friday's 98-74 win over Queens, Elmore had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds (nine defensive) to go along with three steals, a block, and two assists. On Sunday, Elmore had 13 points, nine rebounds (eight defensive), five blocks, a steal, and two assists in a 92-82 win over Molloy.
Rookie of the Week
No nominations
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Bryson Birdsong, D’Youville
Senior | Guard | Winter Haven, Fla.
Birdsong helped the Saints go 1-1 on the week, including their 96-76 win over Mercy on Friday evening to snap a seven-game skid. On the week, Birdsong went 13-for-19 (68.4%) from the field, 8-for-13 (61.5%) from three-point range, and 19-for-22 (86.4%) from the free throw line. Against No. 15 St. Thomas Aquinas, Birdsong scored a career-high 29 points.
Malik Brooks, Roberts Wesleyan
Senior | Guard | Lockport, N.Y.
Brooks was one assist short of a triple-double in a 98-74 win over Queens on Friday night. The RWU guard had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists to go with a pair of steals. In Sunday's 92-82 win over Molloy, Brooks had 15 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block.
Alex May, Mercy
Senior | Guard | Englewood, N.J.
May averaged a team-high 19.5 points per game with 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game in two games this week. The senior opened the week with 12 points, five rebounds, and two steals at D'Youville on Friday and ended the week with a game-high and career-high 27 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the floor and 5-of-9 shooting from downtown with two assists at Daemen on Sunday.
James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | Guard/Forward | Richmond, Va.
Patterson averaged 24.6 points per game with 9.6 rebounds per game over three contests last week for STAC. The sophomore guard/forward tallied 29 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and forced two steals in 31 minutes in a 90-73 loss to Dominican. He then recorded 21 points, four rebounds, an assist, a steal and a blocked shot in 32 minutes in a 87-82 setback at Daemen, before posting 24 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals in 31 minutes in a 101-86 victory at D'Youville. Patterson also shot 40.3 percent (21-of-52) from the field, 41.1 percent (7-for-17) from three, and 86.2 percent (25-of-29) from the foul line in a 1-2 week for the Spartans, who sit atop the conference standings with a 11-2 ECC record.
Kyle Pulliam, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sophomore | Guard | Silver Spring, Md.
Pulliam averaged 23.3 points per game with 4.0 rebounds per game over three contests last week for STAC. The sophomore guard tallied 11 points, grabbed three rebounds, dished out one assist and forced a steal in 26 minutes in a 90-73 loss to Dominican. He then recorded 30 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes in a 87-82 setback Daemen, before posting 29 points, two rebounds and an assist in 22 minutes in a 101-86 victory at D'Youville. Pulliam also shot 57.8 percent (22-of-38) from the field, 57.1 percent (8-for-14) from three and 81.1 percent (18-of-22) from the foul line in a 1-2 week for the Spartans, who sit atop the conference standings with a 11-2 ECC record.
ECC Men's Basketball Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 13 - James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas
Nov. 20 - James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Nov. 27 - James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (3x)
Dec. 4 - James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (4x)
Dec. 11 - James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (5x)
Dec. 18 - Messiah Mallory, Staten Island
Jan. 2 - Justin Hemphill, Daemen
Jan. 8 - Nick MacDonald, Daemen
Jan. 16 - Malik Brooks, Roberts Wesleyan and Sunnie Diamond, Queens
Jan. 22 - James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (6x)
Jan. 29 - James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (7x)
Feb. 5 - Shamar Chester, Queens and James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (8x)
Feb. 12 - James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (9x)
Feb. 20 - Dylan Fasoyiro, Daemen
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 13 - Joey Atkins, Daemen
Nov. 20 - Joey Atkins, Daemen (2x)
Nov. 27 - Justin Hemphill, Daemen
Dec. 4 - Joey Atkins, Daemen (3x)
Dec. 11 - Malik Bentinck, Queens
Dec. 18 - Noah Hutchins, D’Youville
Jan. 2 - Justin Hemphill, Daemen (2x)
Jan. 8 - Joey Atkins, Daemen (4x)
Jan. 16 - Malik Bentinck, Queens (2x)
Jan. 22 - Rich Smith, St. Thomas Aquinas
Jan. 29 - Joey Atkins, Daemen (5x) and Rich Smith, St. Thomas Aquinas (2x)
Feb. 5 - Omar Nkonde, Queens
Feb. 12 - Isaiah Elmore, Roberts Wesleyan
Feb. 20 - Isaiah Elmore, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 13 - Nasir Hammonds, D'Youville
Nov. 20 - Aaron Goldstein, Staten Island and Rob Matos, Molloy
Nov. 27 - Aaron Goldstein, Staten Island (2x)
Dec. 4 - No nominations
Dec. 11 - Aaron Goldstein, Staten Island (3x)
Dec. 18 - No nominations
Jan. 2 - Rob Matos, Molloy (2x)
Jan. 8 - Nasir Hammonds, D’Youville
Jan. 16 - No nominations
Jan. 22 - Zach Philipkoski, Daemen
Jan. 29 - Bryce Merchant, Molloy
Feb. 5 - Rob Matos, Molloy (3x)
Feb. 12 - Aaron Goldstein, Staten Island (4x)
Feb. 20 - No nominations
NCAA Statistical Rankings
Through games February 19 (PDF)
Previously in the Polls
NABC TOP 25 COACHES POLL
Preseason: Daemen (RV), St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
Week 1: St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
Week 2: St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
Week 3: St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
Week 4: St. Thomas Aquinas (19)
Week 5: St. Thomas Aquinas (15)
Week 6: St. Thomas Aquinas (13)
Week 7: St. Thomas Aquinas (18)
Week 8: St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
Week 9: St. Thomas Aquinas (RV)
Week 10: St. Thomas Aquinas (25)
Week 11: St. Thomas Aquinas (20)
Week 12: St. Thomas Aquinas (15)
Week 13: St. Thomas Aquinas (23)
Next Rankings: Tuesday, Feb. 27
D2CSC TOP 25 MEDIA POLL
Week 1: St. Thomas Aquinas (T-20)
Week 2: St. Thomas Aquinas (22)
Week 3: St. Thomas Aquinas (16)
Week 4: St. Thomas Aquinas (14)
Week 5: St. Thomas Aquinas (9)
Week 6: St. Thomas Aquinas (7)
Week 7: St. Thomas Aquinas (10)
Week 8: St. Thomas Aquinas (16)
Week 9: St. Thomas Aquinas (14)
Week 10: St. Thomas Aquinas (14)
Week 11: St. Thomas Aquinas (12)
Week 12: St. Thomas Aquinas (T12)
Week 13: St. Thomas Aquinas (16)
Next Rankings: Tuesday, Feb. 27
D2CSC TOP 10 EAST REGION MEDIA POLL
Week 1: St. Thomas Aquinas (T-2), Daemen (T-5), Staten Island (RV)
Week 2: St. Thomas Aquinas (2), Daemen (7), Queens (RV)
Week 3: St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Daemen (7), Staten Island (RV)
Week 4: St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Daemen (7)
Week 5: St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Daemen (9), Queens (RV)
Week 6: St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Daemen (8), Staten Island (10)
Week 7: St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Daemen (5), Staten Island (RV)
Week 8: St. Thomas Aquinas (2), Daemen (8)
Week 9: St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Daemen (8)
Week 10: St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Daemen (6)
Week 11: St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Daemen (5)
Week 12: St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Daemen (8), Staten Island (RV)
Week 13: St. Thomas Aquinas (1), Daemen (4), Staten Island (RV)
ECC PRESEASON POLL