Player of the Week
James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (So, G/F - Richmond, Va.)
Patterson averaged 22 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in the Spartans first two contests of the 2023-24 season. The sophomore guard/forward posted 21 points and 7 rebounds against So. New Hampshire and followed it up with a 23-point, 10-rebound and 4-steal effort against St. Anselm. He also shot 53.3 percent from the floor, 50 percent from three-point and 83.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Defensive Player of the Week
Joey Atkins, Daemen (Gr, F - Watervliet, N.Y.)
Atkins totaled 23 points, a team-high 12 rebounds, three steals and three blocks during the Daemen East Region Challenge. He also helped the Wildcats limit Chestnut Hill to just 50 points with 14 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and three steals.
Rookie of the Week
Nasir Hammonds, D'Youville (R-Fr, G - Norfolk, Va.)
In his opening week for the Saints, Hammonds had 13 points against Dominican (N.Y.) Friday evening and backed it up with a 20 point performance against Caldwell on Saturday. He averaged 16.5 points per game and added 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Malik Brooks, Roberts Wesleyan (Sr, G - Lockport, N.Y.)
?Brooks averaged 26.5 points per game on 68.0 percent shooting in two games at the East Region Challenge. He set a career-high for points in both games after starting the season with 25 against Goldey-Beacom and following with 28 against Chestnut Hill. Brooks also added 7.0 rebounds per game and totaled three steals and one block.
Sunnie Diamond, Queens (Sr, G - Atlanta, Ga.)
Senior guard Sunnie Diamond averaged 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists as he recorded 52 points, 14 rebounds, and nine assists to go with four steals in the opening two games of the year. Against Pace, Diamond recorded a near triple-double with 28 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists before ending the week with 26 points, five rebounds, and two assists in the overtime victory over Adelphi.
Dylan Fasoyiro, Daemen (Sr, G - Houston, Texas)
Named MVP of the Daemen East Region Challenge. Shot 59-percent (13-22) from the field and averaged 16.5 points during wins over Chestnut Hill and Goldey-Beacom. Played 33 minutes and scored 21 points in a 75-67 win over Goldey-Beacom.
Alex May, Mercy (Sr, G - Englewood, N.J.)
May averaged a team-high 17.0 points per game on 46.2 percent shooting from the floor with 5.5 rebounds per game, 2.5 assists per game and 1.0 blocks per game in two games this week. The senior opened the week with 16 points, six rebounds, and two assists at Caldwell on Friday. May ended the week with a team-high and career-high 18 points with five rebounds, three assists and two blocks against Dominican on Sunday.
ECC Men's Basketball Weekly Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 13 - James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 13 - Joey Atkins, Daemen
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 13 - Nasir Hammonds, D'Youville
NCAA Statistical Rankings
Through games November 12 (PDF)
ECC Single-Game Highs
Individual
Points: 28 - Two times (Last: Malik Brooks, Roberts Wesleyan vs. Chestnut Hill, 11/11)
Rebounds: 11 - Two times (Last: Messiah Mallory, Staten Island vs. Southern N.H., 11/11)
Assists: 9 - Dante Griffin, Queens (vs. Adelphi, 11/11)
Steals: 4 - Three times (Last: Sean Conroy, Mercy vs. Dominican, 11/12)
Blocks: 5 - Isaiah Elmore, Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/10)
Field Goals Made: 11 - Two times (Last: Malik Brooks, Roberts Wesleyan vs. Chestnut Hill, 11/11)
Free Throws Made: 13 - Sunnie Diamond, Queens (vs. Adelphi, 11/11)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 4 - Five times (Last: Sean Conroy, Mercy vs. Dominican, 11/12)
Team
Points: 109 - Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/10)
Rebounds: 49 - Mercy (vs. Dominican, 11/12)
Assists: 19 - Two times (Last: Daemen vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/11)
Steals: 13 - Daemen (vs. Chestnut Hill, 11/10)
Blocks: 7 - Two times (Last: Roberts Wesleyan vs. Chestnut Hill, 11/11)
Field Goals Made: 39 - Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/10)
Free Throws Made: 23 - Two times (Last: Queens vs. Adelphi, 11/11)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 14 - Roberts Wesleyan (vs. Goldey-Beacom, 11/10)
ECC Men's Basketball Polls
NABC Top 25 Coaches Poll
ECC Preseason Poll
Previously in the Polls
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