Men's Basketball Weekly Honors - Dec. 12
Rob Washburn
CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY REPORT - DEC. 12 (PDF format)
CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Denzel Ingram • UNCW
Sr., G, 6-0, 175 - Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill
Ingram scored a team-high 19 points, including the game-winning jumper with 1.9 seconds left, as UNCW earned an 81-80 victory at St. Bonaventure last Saturday. The senior guard finished 7-of-14 from the floor, including 5-of-11 from 3-point range, and also dished out five assists as the Seahawks won their fifth straight game. It was the second game-winning shot of the season for Ingram, who is averaging 12.4 ppg and 6.3 apg.
CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Rodney Williams • Drexel
Sr., F, 6-7, 225 - Richmond, Va./St. Christopher’s
Williams poured in a career-high 29 points and pulled down a team-best 10 rebounds in Drexel’s narrow 72-71 loss to Saint Joseph’s on Sunday. The senior forward was 9-of-17 from the floor and hit 11-of-16 from the free throw line. It was the fourth 20-point effort of the season for Williams, who topped his previous career-best of 24 points set against Rutgers, and his first double-double. He’s averaging 16.7 ppg and 6.4 rpg for the year.
CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK:
Ryan Daly • Delaware
Fr., G, 6-4, 185 - Ardmore, Pa./Archbishop Carroll
Daly came off the bench to score a career-high 20 points and grab a career-best nine rebounds in Delaware’s 81-63 setback at Yale on Sunday afternoon. The freshman guard was 7-of-15 from the floor, including 5-of-9 from three-point range, and also contributed two assists and two steals. It was the fourth double-digit scoring performance in the past six games for Daly, who is averaging 10.0 ppg for the season.
CONFERENCE NOTES
UNCW CLIMBS TO #10 IN LATEST RPI REPORT: UNCW has climbed to #10 in the RPI rankings according to the latest report released by Collegiate Basketball News (rpiratings.com) through games of Dec. 11. The Seahawks extended their winning streak to five with an 81-80 victory at St. Bonaventure last Saturday and are 5-1 this season away from home. College of Charleston, which is 7-3 and on a four-game winning streak, is #51 in the RPI. The CAA is ranked 12th out of the nation’s 32 Division I conferences.
CAA AMONG NATION’S LEADERS IN ROAD VICTORIES: CAA teams have won 18 true road games and are 8-6 on neutral courts against non-conference foes this season. The 18 road wins are tied for second-most of any Division I conference through games of Dec. 11. The America East has 19 road wins and the Ohio Valley also has 18. Four of the road setbacks and one of the neutral court losses were against nationally ranked teams. Last season, CAA teams recorded 21 wins in true road games, which was the 3rd-most among all conferences.
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 51-43 record. UNCW is off to a 8-1 start for the first time since 1992-93 after defeating St. Bonaventure 81-80 on Denzel Ingram’s jumper at the buzzer last Saturday. The Seahawks are riding a five-game winning streak. College of Charleston (7-3) is off to its best start since 2011-12 and has won its past four contests. Towson (6-4) has captured three of its last four after victories over Loyola and FDU last week. Seven of the league’s 10 teams have .500 or better overall records.
HOFSTRA’S GUSTYS TOPS DIVISION I IN REBOUNDS: Hofstra junior Rokas Gustys leads the nation with 13.0 rebounds per game as of Dec. 12. He grabbed 25 rebounds in the Pride’s 65-57 win over South Dakota on Nov. 23, which is the most by any NCAA Div. I player this season, and had 23 rebounds in Hofstra’s season-opening victory over Coppin State. 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 seven contests this season and has recorded three double-doubles. The 25 rebounds tied Navy All-American David Robinson (1986) for the second-most rebounds in a game in CAA history and was just one off the conference mark of 26 set by William & Mary’s David Cully in 1996.
UNCW’s CACOK, NU’S WILLIAMS AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS: UNCW forward Devontae Cacok ranks fourth in Division I in field goal percentage (76.%), while the Seahawks’ Denzel Ingram is 13th in assists (6.3 apg) according to the latest NCAA stats through games of Dec. 11. Northeastern guard T.J. Williams, who has tallied 20+ points seven times this season, ranks 21st nationally in scoring (21.9 ppg) and 26th in assists (6.0 apg).
CLEANING THE GLASS: Nine of the CAA’s 10 teams are out-rebounding their opponents so far this season. Delaware, which ranks 14th nationally, leads the league with a +9.1 rebound margin, while Towson, which is 16th in Division I, has a +8.9 margin.
College of Charleston
• Pushed their winning streak to four with a 59-45 victory over Anderson on Sunday.
• Freshman Grant Riller scored a team-high 13 points on 6-of-10 FG shooting vs. Anderson. He’s reached double digits four times and ranks third on the team with 10.5 ppg.
• Joe Chealey tops CofC in scoring with 13.4 ppg. He’s tallied double figures five times this season and has eclipsed the 20-point mark twice.
• Jarrell Brantley had 9 points vs. Anderson, ending his CAA-best 22-game double digit scoring streak dating back to last year. He’s 3rd in the CAA in rebounding (8.3 rpg).
• Nick Harris blocked 3 shots vs. Anderson and is tied for the CAA lead with 14.
• CofC limited Anderson to 45 points and has held 9 of its 10 foes under 70 points. CofC tops the CAA in scoring defense (61.0 ppg).
• Junior Evan Bailey had a season-high 7 points and a career-high 9 rebounds in the win over Anderson.
Delaware
• Fell 81-63 at Yale on Sunday, ending a two-game winning streak.
• Ryan Daly scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed a career-best 9 rebounds at Yale. He was 5-of-9 from 3-point range after hitting just six treys in his first seven games.
• Chivarsky Corbett added 10 points at Yale, which was his fourth straight game in double figures. He’s averaging 13.8 ppg over that stretch.
• Eric Carter had 9 points and a team-high 10 rebounds at Yale. It was his fourth game with double-digit boards. He ranks 4th in the CAA with 8.0 rpg.
• Anthony Mosley made three steals at Yale and is tied for the CAA lead with 2.1 spg.
• UD, which leads the CAA in rebounding margin (+9.1 rpg), was beaten on the glass (37-30) for just the 2nd time at Yale.
• Yale was 13-of-28 from 3 against a UD defense that leads the league in 3-point FG percentage defense (27.9%).
Drexel
• Suffered a 72-71 setback to Saint Joseph’s on Sunday.
• Rodney Williams posted his first double-double of the season with a career-high 29 points and a team-high 10 rebounds vs. SJU. He’s 5th in the CAA in scoring (16.7 ppg) and 9th in rebounding (6.4 rpg).
• Kurk Lee contributed 16 points and 6 assists vs. SJU. Lee has reached double figures in all 9 games and ranks 7th in the CAA in scoring (16.0 ppg) and 4th in assists (4.7 apg).
• Kari Jonsson leads the CAA with 2.4 treys per game and is shooting 42.3% from beyond the arc.
• Sammy Mojica hit 3-of-4 threes and chipped in 9 points in 20 minutes vs. SJU. He’s making 38.5% of his 3-point attempts.
• Austin Williams ranks 6th in the CAA in rebounding with 6.9 rpg.
• Miles Overton (7.6 ppg) missed the SJU game due to injury.
Elon
• Dropped a 78-67 decision to UNC Asheville and lost 68-56 at Radford last week.
• Tyler Seibring scored a career-high 21 points with 7 rebounds vs. UNCA and had 9 points and 9 boards at Radford. He’s tallied double digits in 6 of 10 games and leads the team in rebounding (6.3 rpg).
• Brian Dawkins tallied 10 points and 7 rebounds at RU. He’s averaging 11.9 ppg and is 2nd in the CAA in FG percentage (58.3%).
• Luke Eddy chipped in 12 points and 5 assists vs. UNCA. He’s reached double figures in five of the last six games and ranks sixth in the CAA in assists (4.3 apg).
• Dainan Swoope scored 12 points off the bench vs. UNCA and poured in a team-high 13 points at Radford.
• Elon has made at least seven 3-pointers in all 10 games this season. The Phoenix lead the CAA with 9.4 treys per game.
• Elon was held below 70 points for the first time all season by UNCA and Radford.
Hofstra
• Fell 81-75 to St. Bonaventure and 96-73 to #6 Kentucky last week.
• Rokas Gustys scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds vs. SBU and had 13 points and 8 boards vs. UK. He leads the nation in rebounding (13.0 ppg) and has two games with 20+ boards and seven with at least 10 rebounds.
• Deron Powers contributed a team-high 18 points and 5 assists vs. UK and had 10 points and 6 assists vs. SBU. He’s scored double figures in 8 straight games and ranks fifth in the CAA in assists (4.5 apg).
• Eli Pemberton tallied 15 points vs. SBU. He’s reached double digits eight times and ranks 9th in the league in scoring (14.3 ppg).
• Justin Wright-Foreman came off the bench to contribute 14 points and 4 rebounds in just 17 minutes against Kentucky.
• Hofstra has made 11 or more threes in six games and is shooting a league-best 38.2% from beyond the arc.
James Madison
• Suffered a 74-67 setback at Western Michigan last Saturday.
• Tom Vodanovich tied his career-high with 18 points at WMU on 8-of-10 FG shooting. He scored 16 points in the second half.
• Jackson Kent was 4-for-7 from 3-point range and contributed 16 points and four assists at WMU. Kent is shooting 39% from 3-point range for the season.
• Yohanny Dalembert scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half at WMU and also added six rebounds and three steals. He’s shooting a team-best 55% from the floor.
• Joey McLean has scored double figures in six of JMU’s nine contests.
• JMU shot 52% from the floor, including 9-of-17 from 3-point range, at WMU.
• The Dukes had out-rebounded all eight of their opponents before being beaten 37-28 on the glass at WMU.
UNCW
• Edged St. Bonaventure 81-80 last Saturday to improve to 5-1 away from home. Off to their best start (8-1) since 1992-93.
• Denzel Ingram scored a team-high 19 points at SBU, including a game-winning jumper with 1.9 seconds left. He leads the CAA in assists (6.3 apg) and is averaging 12.4 ppg.
• Chris Flemmings scored 15 points on 5-of-8 FG shooting at SBU. He’s reached double digits in all 9 games and ranks 2nd in the CAA in scoring with 19.2 ppg.
• Devontae Cacok had 9 points and a team-high 9 rebounds at SBU. He ranks 4th in Div. I in FG percentage (76.5%) and is 2nd in the CAA in rebounding (10.0 rpg).
• C.J. Bryce poured in 17 points at St. Bonaventure. He’s tallied at least 13 points in 8 of UNCW’s 9 games.
• JaQuel Richmond came off the bench to score 16 points in 21 minutes at SBU.
• UNCW went 13-of-29 from 3-point range at SBU and committed only seven turnovers.
Northeastern
• Lost 86-80 at Harvard last Tuesday, but rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Vermont 59-57 on Saturday. All five NU setbacks this season have been by 6 points or less.
• T.J. Williams contributed 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists at Harvard and had 17 points at UVM. He’s scored double digits in all 10 games, including seven 20+-point efforts. He leads the CAA in scoring (21.9 ppg) and is 2nd in assists (6.0 apg).
• Jeremy Miller tallied a career-high 26 points and grabbed 8 rebounds at Harvard and scored the game-winning bucket at UVM.
• Alex Murphy scored 21 points at UVM and 14 points at Harvard. He’s averaging 19.5 ppg over the past four games. He also leads NU in rebounds (6.0 rpg) and is shooting 52.8% from the floor.
• Devon Begley ranks fifth in the CAA with 1.4 steals per game.
• NU shot 68% from the floor in the second half at Vermont.
Towson
• Posted back-to-back victories over Loyola (70-53) and Fairleigh Dickinson (90-87) at home last week.
• Mike Morsell poured in a team-high 21 points vs. Loyola and 18 vs. FDU. He’s led TU in scoring 7 times, has five 20+-point games and is averaging a team-best 18.0 ppg.
• John Davis posted his 4th double-double with 18 points and a team-high 13 rebounds vs. FDU and had 12 points vs. Loyola.
• William Adala Moto had 11 points and 7 rebounds vs. Loyola and 14 points vs. FDU. He’s scored double figures in 8 of 10 games and is averaging 13.3 ppg and 6.7 rpg.
• Towson has out-rebounded 27 of its last 29 foes. The Tigers are +8.9 in rebound margin.
• Alex Thomas scored 11 points in both games last week on 9-of-14 FG shooting.
• DeShaun Morman is averaging 10.0 ppg over the past five games.
• Towson limited Loyola and FDU to 32.7% FG shooting and has held five of its last six opponents to under 40% shooting.
William & Mary
• W&M was off last week for exams, but returns to action vs. Milligan on Friday.
• Omar Prewitt has posted back-to-back double-doubles. He’s scored 20+ points in 3 straight games and is leading the Tribe and is among the CAA’s top 10 in scoring (16.3 ppg) and rebounding (6.4 rpg).
• Jack Whitman has scored double digits in 4 of his last 5 games. He’s averaging 11.0 ppg and 6.4 rpg for the season while shooting 62.2% from the floor.
• Greg Malinowski contributed a season-high 14 points in each of his past two games. He was 7-of-11 from 3-point range in that stretch.
• Daniel Dixon, who ranks 6th on W&M’s career treys list (180), has made a team-high 12 three-pointers this season.
• Freshman Nathan Knight is averaging 7.9 ppg and 4.4 rpg in just 17 minutes per game.
• W&M has out-rebounded five of its seven foes and is +4.0 in rebound margin.