Men's Basketball Weekly Honors - Nov. 28
Rob Washburn
CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY REPORT - NOV. 28 (PDF format)
CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Luke Eddy • Elon
Sr., G, 6-1, 195 - Charleston, W.Va./George Washington
Eddy averaged a team-high 14.3 points and 2.7 assists as Elon went 3-0 to capture the NIU Thanksgiving Classic last week. The senior point guard went 6-for-6 from the floor, including 4-of-4 from three, and scored a season-best 25 points in a win over Cal Poly in the tournament finale. He also had 10 points and 5 assists against host Northern Illinois and 8 points vs. UIC. For the week, Eddy was 7-for-8 from beyond the arc and shot 64.7% overall to help lead the Phoenix to their best start in 29 years with a 5-1 mark.
CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK:
Max Bourisquot • Northeastern
Fr., G/F, 6-5, 211 - Ottawa, Ontario/Kent School
Boursiquot came off the bench to score a career-high 12 points as Northeastern rallied for a 73-70 victory over Kent State on Sunday. The freshman wing scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half to help the Huskies overcome a 17-point deficit at intermission, including six during a decisive 13-0 run. He also tied a career-high with four rebounds in 25 minutes of action.
CONFERENCE NOTES:
SOLID START FOR CAA TEAMS: It’s been a solid start to the season in CAA men’s basketball as the league’s 10 teams have combined for a 34-28 record.
Elon captured the NIU Thanksgiving Classic last week and improved to 5-1 for the first time since 1987-88.
UNCW is also off to a 5-1 start after beating Evansville and Toledo in the Music City Challenge.
Hofstra went 3-1 last week, which included a third-place finish in the Gulf Coast Showcase. Eight of the league’s 10 teams enter the week with .500 or better overall records.
ROAD SUCCESS CONTINUES: Last season, CAA teams recorded 21 victories in true road games, which was the 3rd-most among all conferences. So far this season, CAA teams have won 10 true road games and are 7-5 on neutral courts. Four of the road setbacks have come to nationally ranked teams.
HOFSTRA’S GUSTYS TIES CAA REBOUND MARK: Hofstra junior
Rokas Gustys tied the CAA record for rebounds in a game when he grabbed 26 in the Pride’s 65-57 win over South Dakota on Nov. 23. The 26 boards is the most by any NCAA Div. I player this season. Gustys, who also had 23 rebounds in Hofstra’s season-opening victory over Coppin State, leads the nation with 15.1 rebounds per game. Last season, Gustys had six games with at least 20 boards and ranked second nationally with 13.0 rpg. He’s had 10 or more rebounds in six contests this season and has recorded three double-doubles. William & Mary’s David Cully also had 26 rebounds vs. VMI on Jan. 17, 1996.
FRESHMEN MAKE IMMEDIATE IMPACT: The future appears to be bright based on performances from freshmen around the conference. Drexel guard
Kurk Lee has scored double figures in all six games this season and ranks 4th in the league in scoring (16.3 ppg) and assists (4.7 apg). Hofstra guard
Eli Pemberton has reached the 20-point mark three times, including 21 points vs. Vermont, and is averaging a team-best 14.9 ppg. William & Mary forward
Nathan Knight had 14 points and seven rebounds against #12 Louisville and 11 points at #6 Duke. Delaware’s
Ryan Daly had a team-high 19 points and seven rebounds at La Salle and is averaging 8.5 ppg.
UNCW MOVES UP TO 4TH IN MID-MAJOR POLL: UNCW, the preseason favorite to capture the CAA title, moved up to 4th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll that was released on November 21.
William & Mary, College of Charleston and Towson were among other teams receiving votes in the poll.
College of Charleston
• Went 1-1 last week, falling 63-47 at #2 Villanova but beating USC Upstate, 72-60.
• Jarrell Brantley tallied a season-high 18 points and 7 rebounds at VU and posted his 2nd double-double of the year vs. Upstate (11 pts/11 reb). He’s scored double figures in a CAA-best 20 consecutive games.
• Joe Chealey poured in a team-best 17 points vs. Upstate. He leads CofC with 14.4 ppg and has scored double figures 5 times.
• Nick Harris scored a career-high 16 points on perfect 8-of-8 FG shooting vs. Upstate and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He’s shooting 60.9% from the floor for the season.
• CofC leads the CAA in scoring defense (62.9 ppg) and has held six of its seven opponents under 70 points.
• Freshman Chavez Goodwin contributed 8 points and 4 rebounds in only 9 minutes off the bench against Upstate.
• CofC is 4-0 this season when leading at halftime.
Delaware
• Improved to 2-0 at home after an 84-51 win over Bryn Athyn on Sunday.
• Chivarsky Corbett scored a season-high 18 points vs. Bryn Athyn, hitting 7-of-10 from the floor and 4-of-5 from three.
• Cazmon Hayes chipped in 11 points vs. Bryn Athyn and has scored double figures in five of the Hens’ seven games.
• Skye Johnson, who had scored just 5 points in the first six games, broke loose for 14 points on 7-of-7 FG shooting vs. Bryn Athyn.
• Anthony Mosley made two steals vs. Bryn Athyn and leads the CAA with 2.3 steals per game for the season.
• Darian Bryant scored 13 points vs. Bryn Athyn, which was third double-digit effort.
• UD had a 40-27 edge on the glass vs. Bryn Athyn and leads the CAA in rebounding margin (+9.9 rpg) for the season.
• The Hens shot a season-best 58.6% from the floor vs. Bryn Athyn.
Drexel
• Suffered setbacks to Niagara (93-74) and La Salle (89-78) last week.
• Kurk Lee had a team-high 21 points and 5 assists vs. La Salle and 10 points and 7 assists at NU. Lee has reached double figures in all 6 games and ranks 4th in the CAA in scoring (16.3 ppg) and assists (4.7 apg).
• Sammy Mojica averaged 16.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg in the two games last week. He’s tied for the CAA lead with 2.5 3-pointers per game and is 6th in the CAA in rebounds (7.3 rpg).
• Rodney Williams tallied 13 points at Niagara. He’s averaging 15.7 ppg while shooting 50.8% from the floor.
• Austin Williams scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-8 FG shooting at NU and also had 7 rebounds. He’s shooting 65.4% and ranks 9th in the CAA in rebounds (6.7 rpg).
• Freshman Kari Jonsson is 15-of-31 from 3-point range for the season and is contributing 9.3 ppg.
• Drexel committed just 5 turnovers at Niagara but made 17 against La Salle.
Elon
• Defeated UIC (91-80), Northern Illinois (85-80/2ot) and Cal Poly (72-66) to capture the NIU Thanksgiving Classic.
• Luke Eddy scored a team-high 25 points vs. Cal Poly. He was 6-for-6 from the floor, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range.
• Dainan Swoope poured in a career-high 26 points in just 23 minutes vs. UIC. He was 9-of-14 from the floor and hit three treys.
• Brian Dawkins had a career-best 19 points and 7 rebounds vs. UIC and 15 points and 6 boards vs. NIU. He was 13-of-17 in the 2 games and is shooting 66.7% for the season.
• Steven Santa Ana hit five threes and scored a team-high 20 points at NIU.
• Tyler Seibring had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists vs. UIC and followed by 15 points and 6 boards in the NIU win.
• Elon has made at least eight 3-pointers in all six games this season and had 14 vs. NIU.
• Elon is off to a 5-1 start for the first time since the 1987-88 season.
Hofstra
• Finished 3rd in the Gulf Coast Showcase, winning over Bradley (92-90) and South Dakota (65-57) and losing to Vermont (87-73). Rolled past Medaille 89-56 last Friday.
• Rokas Gustys had 10 points and a career-high 26 rebounds vs. USD, and also had a double-double (11 pts/12 reb) vs. BU. He leads the nation with 15.3 rpg.
• Freshman Eli Pemberton scored a team-high 21 points vs. UVM. He’s tallied double digits in 5 of 7 games and is averaging 14.9 ppg.
• Deron Powers scord a team-high 19 points vs. Bradley, including the game-winning layup with 0.5 seconds to play, and also tallied a team-high 18 points vs. South Dakota.
• Brian Bernardi scored 15 points vs. Bradley and South Dakota and went over 1,000 points for his career.
• Ty Greer contributed career-highs of 17 points and 7 rebounds against Bradley.
• Justin Wright-Foreman scored 18 points vs. Medaille and has tallied double digits in 4 of his last 5 games.
James Madison
• Suffered home losses to Texas Southern (67-56) and Louisiana (82-70) and fell 80-77 (ot) at George Mason last week.
• Jackson Kent scored a season-high 19 points at Mason and had a team-high 16 points vs. UL. Kent is averaging 11.3 ppg and ranks second on the team with 4.8 rpg.
• Shakir Brown added a season-high 18 points off the bench at Mason. He’s scored double digits in four of six games and is averaging 11.2 ppg for the season.
• Yohanny Dalembert tallied team-highs of 10 points and six rebounds vs. TSU and followed by 15 points and 9 boards vs. UL. He went over 500 career rebounds at Mason.
• Point guard Joey McLean had 13 points and a career-high 7 assists vs. UL. McLean is averaging a team-high 12.3 ppg.
• Tom Vodanovich contributed 13 points on 6-of-9 FG shooting against Louisiana.
• The Dukes have out-rebounded all six of their opponents this season.
UNCW
• Went 2-1 at the Music City Challenge, defeating Evansville (65-62) and Toledo (102-77) and losing to Middle Tennessee (68-63).
• Denzel Ingram averaged 15.7 ppg last week, including a team-high 19 points against MTSU and 16 points, highlighted by a game-winning 3 at the buzzer, vs. Evansville.
• Chris Flemmings averaged 15.3 ppg in the tournament and has reached double figures in all six games. He scored a team-high 18 points vs. Evansville.
• C.J. Bryce had 15 points and a team-high 7 rebounds vs. Evansville and had 14 points on 7-of-9 FG shooting in the Toledo win.
• Devontae Cacok tallied team-highs of 18 points and 7 boards against Toledo. He’s averaging 11.7 ppg and shooting 70.7% from the floor for the season.
• Jordon Talley saw his first action of the year vs. Toledo and 8 points in 15 minutes.
• UNCW turned the ball over just four times in the victory over Toledo.
Northeastern
• Rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to top Kent State, 73-70, on Sunday.
• T.J. Williams had 17 points and 5 assists vs. KSU. He’s scored double digits in all 6 games, including four 20+-point efforts, and leads the CAA with 22.5 ppg. He’s also second in the CAA in assists (6.2 apg).
• Devon Begley came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points vs. KSU. He also had a team-high 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
• Freshman Max Boursiquot scored 10 of his career-high 12 points in the 2nd half vs KSU.
• NU leads the CAA in 3-point FG percentage (39.8%) and has made at least eight treys in five of its six contests.
• Jeremy Miller scored a season-high 11 points vs. NU, which was his 3rd straight game in double figures. He’s 10-of-15 from the floor over the 3-game stretch.
• Freshman Shawn Occeus is averaging 11.0 ppg over his last three contests.
Towson
• Went 1-2 last week, beating Stony Brook (88-63) but losing to Boston College (80-70) and Robert Morris (67-66).
• Mike Morsell scored a season-high 24 points at BC and had a team-best 21 points vs. SBU. He has four 20-point efforts in six games and leads the Tigers with 19.7 ppg.
• William Adala Moto added 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals at BC. He’s averaging 15.5 ppg and a team-high 8.0 rpg.
• Towson was out-rebounded 36-26 at BC, ending a streak of 22 straight games with a rebound edge. The Tigers beat SBU 48-30 and RMU 35-31 on the glass.
• John Davis posted double-doubles vs. SBU (13 pts/10 reb) and RMU (18 pts/10 reb).
• Morsell and Adala Moto reached the 20-point mark in the same game for the second time this season at BC.
• Towson scored 30 straight points and closed the first half on a 32-2 run vs. Stony Brook.
• DeShaun Morman had a career-high 18 points in the win over SBU.
William & Mary
• Rebounded from an 88-67 loss at #6 Duke by topping Liberty (79-70). Both W&M losses this season have been to nationally ranked foes.
• Omar Prewitt scored a season-high 23 points vs. LU and chipped in 11 points at Duke. He’s averaging a team-high 13.4 ppg.
• Jack Whitman had career-highs of 16 points and 9 rebounds vs. LU and tallied a team-high 13 points at Duke. He’s averaging 11.2 ppg and a team-high 6.2 rpg for the season.
• Freshman Nathan Knight added 11 points off the bench at Duke and is averaging 9.4 ppg for the season.
• Daniel Dixon chipped in 13 points at Duke. He hit 2 threes and ranks 6th on W&M’s career treys list with 179.
• W&M committed just eight turnovers in the win over Liberty.
• Paul Rowley was 3-of-4 from 3-point range at Duke and is 11-of-21 from beyond the arc for the season.