Northeastern's Scott Eatherton
Men's Basketball Weekly Honors - Dec. 22
Rob Washburn
CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY REPORT - DEC. 22 (PDF format)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Scott Eatherton • Northeastern
Sr., F, 6-9, 234 - Hershey, Pa./Hershey
Eatherton averaged 18.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks as Northeastern went 1-1 at the Cable Car Classic in California. He posted double-doubles in both games with 20 points, 10 boards and four blocks in a 78-72 victory over host Santa Clara and 17 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in a 60-58 setback to Cal Poly. For the week, Eatherton shot 66.7% (16-24) from the floor and extended his double-figure scoring streak to nine games.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK:
Hari Hall • James Madison
Fr., F, 6-7, 210 - Jacksonville, Fla./Jean-Ribault
Hall averaged 12.5 points and 3.5 rebounds as James Madison split two games last week. The freshman forward tied his season-high with 15 points and grabbed five boards in a setback to High Point and poured in 10 points in 19 minutes in a road victory at Ball State. For the week, Hall shot 58.3% (7-12) from the floor, drained three treys, and was a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line.
CONFERENCE NOTES:
SOLID STARTS: As the non-conference portion of the schedule winds down, seven of the CAA’s 10 teams have better than .500 records. Northeastern (7-3) has seven wins before Christmas for the first time since 1981-82 and owns its best 10-game record since 1985-86. Hofstra (7-3) matched its second-best start ever (7-2) as a Division I program. Towson (7-4) got off to its best start ever at the Division I level (7-1). James Madison (7-4) put together a six-game home winning streak and two of its four losses this season are to #5 Virginia and #21 Ohio State. UNCW (5-3) has won three of its last four and has its best eight-game mark since 2007-08. William & Mary (6-3) is a perfect 5-0 at home thus far and has won six of its last eight contests.
CAA IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY: CAA teams are 52-48 (.520) in non-conference play. Sixteen of the losses have come against teams from the Power 5 conferences, including six teams who are currently ranked in the top 25 (#2 Duke, #4 Louisville, #5 Virginia, #7 Villanova, #18 West Virginia and #21 Ohio State).
MORE ON THE NON-CONFERENCE NUMBERS: Making the non-conference winning percentage even more impressive is the fact that CAA teams have played only 41 of their 100 non-conference games (41%) at home and the league is a combined 29-12 in those contests. CAA teams have also picked up 15 road victories and are a combined 8-7 in neutral site games.
CAA RANKED 14TH AMONG DIVISION I CONFERENCES: The CAA is ranked 14th out of the nation’s 32 Division I conferences according to the latest RPI report produced by Collegiate Basketball News (rpiratings.com) through Dec. 21. UNCW is currently ranked #66 in the RPI while Northeastern is ranked #103 and William & Mary is #118.
COFC’S CHEALEY SCORES 30 AT CHARLOTTE: College of Charleston sophomore guard Joe Chealey scored a career-high 30 points in a tough 90-85 overtime loss at Charlotte last Tuesday. Chealey made 11-of-18 from the floor, including 7-of-9 from 3-point range, to become the first CofC player since 2012 to reach the 30-point mark. Chealey, whose previous career-high was 18 points, became the fifth CAA player this season to score at least 30.
W&M’S THORNTON ON NATIONAL TOP 10 LISTS: William & Mary senior guard Marcus Thornton ranks fourth among active Division I players in career 3-pointers made (249) and he’s seventh in career scoring (1,690 points). The CAA preseason Player of the Year ranks second in the CAA in scoring (19.0 ppg) this season and has hit 26 treys.
CAA TEAMS AMONG TOP 20 IN NATIONAL STATS: Several CAA teams rank among the top 20 nationally in various statistical categories through games of Dec. 21. Hofstra is 4th in Division I in 3-point FG percentage (42.7%), 8th in 3-pointers per game (9.7 pg) and 16th in scoring offense (81.1 ppg). UNCW ranks 11th in 3-point percentage (41.4%). Northeastern is 16th in free throw percentage (75.1%). Towson ranks 9th in rebound margin (+10.5 rpg). Elon is 16th in 3-point FG percentage defense (27.2%).
W&M’s SHAVER REACHES 500-WIN MARK: William & Mary head coach Tony Shaver recorded his 500th career victory as the Tribe defeated Washington College 86-46 last Friday. Shaver is the 86th coach with at least 10 years of Division I experience to win 500 or more games and is W&M’s career victories leader with 142.
MCGLYNN LEADS NATION IN FT PERCENTAGE: Towson junior guard Four McGlynn was 6-for-6 at the free throw line vs. La Salle last Saturday, continuing his near-perfect accuracy. For the season, he is an incredible 55-of-57 (96.5%) at the charity stripe, which currently leads the nation. Last season, McGlynn led the CAA and ranked sixth nationally in free throw percentage at 91.3%.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOR TOWSON’S DAVIS: Towson sophomore forward John Davis leads the CAA and is tied for 10th in Division I with six double-doubles this season. Five of them have come in the past seven games, including 10 points and 10 rebounds against Georgetown and 11 points and 14 boards at Temple. Davis is averaging 10.8 ppg and leads the CAA in rebounding with 9.2 rpg.
ELON’S SAMSON CLIMBS 3-POINT LIST: Elon junior guard Tanner Samson has moved up to 7th place on Elon’s career three-pointers list with 177 after making four last week against Duke and UNCG. Samson leads the CAA and ranks 13th nationally with 38 three-pointers this season and is shooting 40.9% from beyond the arc.
HOFSTRA’S 3-POINT THREATS: Hofstra features two of the nation’s top three-point threats this season. Junior Ameen Tanksley is shooting 55.8% from beyond the arc, which ranks fourth in Division I, and he’s 45th nationally with 2.9 threes per game. Sophomore Brian Bernardi is 14th nationally with 3.4 treys per game and he’s 15th in 3-point percentage (49.3%). Feeding them the ball is junior Juan’ya Green, who is 16th in Division I in assists (6.1 apg) and 29th in assist/turnover ratio.
For more CAA men's basketball news and notes, click on the link above for the full weekly release or check out the
Men's Basketball Notebook on our blog, Hoop Scoop.