Men's Basketball Weekly Honors - Feb. 1
Rob Washburn
CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY REPORT - FEB. 1 (PDF format)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Chris Flemmings • UNCW
Jr., G, 6-5, 175 - Cary, N.C./Green Hope
Flemmings averaged 24.0 points and 9.0 rebounds as UNCW extended its winning streak to seven and remained tied for first place last week. The junior guard recorded his third double-double of the season with team-highs of 23 points and 13 rebounds in the Seahawks’ 78-73 road victory at James Madison last Thursday and followed with a game-high 25 points and five boards in a 65-55 triumph over College of Charleston on Saturday. Flemmings, who shot 53.3% from the floor for the week, has tallied double figures in 11 straight games and leads the league in scoring in CAA play with 19.3 ppg.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK:
Marquise Pointer • College of Charleston
Fr., G, 6-0, 205 - Jonesboro, Ark./Jonesboro Senior
Pointer averaged 14.5 points as College of Charleston split a pair of games last week. The freshman guard scored 12 points as the Cougars rallied for a 68-61 overtime victory against Northeastern last Thursday. He followed with a team-high 17 points on 6-of-13 FG shooting, including 3-of-6 from three, as CofC fell 65-55 at UNCW. Pointer has reached double figures in nine of his past 13 contests and leads all CAA freshmen in scoring with 11.0 ppg.
CONFERENCE NOTES:
HOFSTRA, UNCW TIED ATOP CAA STANDINGS: One of the most competitve conference races in the nation remained tight after last week’s action.
UNCW, which extended its winning streak to a season-best seven games with victories over JMU (78-73) and CofC (65-55), and
Hofstra, which has won six of its last seven after beating Elon (66-64) and Drexel (70-64), are tied atop the standings at 8-2. The Seahawks and Pride meet in a first-place showdown on Thursday night.
Towson and
William & Mary also went 2-0 last week and remain just a game out of first place at 7-3. The Tigers have won five of their past six games and the Tribe has captured three of its past four contests.
CLOSE GAMES CONTINUE: Of the 30 CAA games over the past three weeks, 14 have been decided by six points or less, including five overtime contests.
RALLY CAPS: Four teams rallied from sizeable deficits to post victories in CAA play last week.
William & Mary came back from 18 points down to beat JMU (68-62) on Sunday.
College of Charleston fought back from a 20-point deficit with 14:17 left and edged Northeastern (68-61) in overtime on Thursday.
Hofstra trailed by 13 with 14:10 to go before topping Drexel, 70-66 on Saturday.
Elon dug out from a 15-point hole to defeat Northeastern, 71-67 on Saturday.
ROAD TEAMS ARE 27-23 IN CAA ACTION: Road teams have a 27-23 record thus far in CAA play. Seven of the league’s 10 teams have winning road records in CAA play, including four squads that have at least four wins
. All 10 teams have suffered at least one home loss in conference competition and only five have winning records. Visitors having success in CAA action continues a trend from last year when home teams finished 47-43.
PILING UP THE WINS: The CAA is one of only seven Division I conferences to have at least seven teams with 13 or more overall wins through games of Jan. 31. The others were the ACC (10), Big Ten (9), Pac 12 (8), Big East (8) and Big 12 (7).
FIVE CAA TEAMS AMONG TOP 100 IN LATEST RPI: Five CAA teams are ranked among the top 100 in the latest RPI report released by
Collegiate Basketball News (rpiratings.com) on Feb. 1.
William & Mary leads all CAA squads at #36, followed by
Hofstra at #70,
UNCW at #94,
College of Charleston at #96 and
James Madison at #98. The CAA is ranked #9 among the nation’s 32 Division I conferences,
which is its highest ranking ever at this point in the season, and is one of only nine conferences with five teams among the top 100 of the RPI along with the American, A-10, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12 and SEC.
BACK-TO-BACK 20-20’S FOR HOFSTRA’S GUSTYS: Hofstra sophomore
Rokas Gustys became the first Division I player in six years to record back-to-back “20-20” games. He tallied a career-high 25 points and a career-best 20 rebounds vs. JMU on Jan. 16, followed by 23 points and 20 boards at Northeastern on Jan. 21. Gustys, who has recorded double-doubles in eight consecutive contests, is averaging 17.2 ppg and 13.4 rpg in CAA play.
CAA EXCELS IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY: The CAA turned in one of the strongest non-conference performances in conference history with the 10 squads putting together a 75-44 overall record. Making the numbers more impressive is the fact that less than half of those games were at home. CAA teams were dominant (47-8) at home and had 21 victories in true road contests, which is the 3rd-most among all conferences.
HOFSTRA’S GREEN ECLIPSES 2,000 CAREER POINTS: Hofstra guard
Juan’ya Green became the third active Division I player to eclipse the 2,000 career point mark (2,100) on Jan. 14. He is just 31 points shy of becoming only the fourth player ever to score at least 1,000 points at two different Division I schools (1,131 at Niagara/969 at Hofstra). Green also leads active Div. I players in career assists (680) and is fifth in career steals (214) through games of Jan. 31. He trails only Evansville’s D.J. Balentine (2,253) in points.
THREE-POINT SUCCESS: Several CAA teams are among the nation’s best at scoring from the 3-point line and defending it.
Elon (10.1 pg/9th),
James Madison (9.1 pg/30th),
Northeastern (9.0 pg/31st) and
Hofstra (8.7 pg/44th) are among Division I leaders in 3’s per game while
William & Mary (38.2%/34th) and NU (37.8%/49th) are ranked in 3-point FG%. Defensively,
James Madison is 7th in 3-point FG percentage defense (28.6%) and W&M is 32nd (30.8%). Individually, NU’s
David Walker (3.0 pg/33rd) and Elon’s
Tanner Samson (2.87/42nd) are among Division I leaders in treys per game while Walker (42.6%/44th) is ranked in 3-point FG percentage.
UNCW RANKS NINTH IN TURNOVER MARGIN: UNCW ranks ninth nationally in turnover margin (+4.4 tpg) through games of Jan. 31. The Seahawks are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game, which ranks 20th in Division I, while committing 11.6. UNCW is also 26th nationally with 8.2 steals per game.
HOFSTRA’S GUSTYS AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN THREE CATEGORIES: Hofstra’s
Rokas Gustys ranks 9th nationally in rebounding (11.1 rpg) and FG percentage (64.2%) and 12th in double-doubles (12) through games of Jan. 31. Hofstra’s
Juan’ya Green (6.9 apg) is 9th in assists. In steals, W&M’s
Terry Tarpey is 12th (2.35 spg) and Drexel’s
Terrell Allen is 32nd (2.0 spg). Delaware’s
Marvin King-Davis is 17th in double-doubles (11) and 34th in rebounding (9.7 rpg).
College of Charleston
• Rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat Northeastern 68-61 in OT on Thursday but lost 65-55 at UNCW on Saturday.
• Cameron Johnson scored a career-high 21 points vs. NU. He has 16 double-digit scoring efforts this season and is averaging 14.3 ppg over his past six contests.
• Marquise Pointer scored a team-high 17 points at UNCW. He’s averaging 12.7 ppg in CAA play and has hit double figures in 9 of the last 13 games.
• Jarrell Brantley averaged 13.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg last week. He’s averaging 13.0 ppg in CAA play and leads freshmen in rebounds.
• Nick Harris posted his first double-double with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds vs. NU.
• CofC has limited nine of its 10 CAA opponents to 65 points or less.
• Junior Canyon Barry underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in mid-January. He was averaging a CAA-best 19.7 ppg.
Delaware
• Dropped games to W&M (94-79) and Towson (101-97 in OT) last week.
• Kory Holden scored a career-best 33 points at TU and had a game-high 29 points vs. W&M. He has nine 20+-point efforts and has reached double figures in 16 of his last 17 games. Holden set a UD record by going 15-of-15 at the FT line vs. Towson.
• Marvin King-Davis posted his 11th double-double at Towson with 11 points and 13 rebounds. He’s averaging 16.4 ppg and 11.5 rpg in his past seven games.
• Anthony Mosley scored a career-high 28 points at Towson and has 9 double-digit efforts in the past 11 games. He’s averaging 13.9 ppg in CAA play.
• Devonne Pinkard is averaging 9.0 ppg over the last four games.
• Cazmon Hayes hit a career-high 5-of-9 threes and scored 21 points vs. W&M.
• UD made a season-high 14 three-pointers vs. W&M and was 9-of-14 from 3 at TU.
Drexel
• Fell 77-70 to Towson and 70-64 to Hofstra last week.
• Senior Tavon Allen drained six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points against HU. Allen has scored 20+ points four times this season.
• Kazembe Abif had 12 points and 7 rebounds vs. TU. He’s averaging 13.0 ppg over his last four games and has tallied double figures in five of his past six contests.
• Rodney Williams scored 15 points vs. TU and had 8 points and 9 rebounds vs. HU. He’s averaging 12.5 ppg in CAA play.
• Sammy Mojica scored a team-best 17 points against TU and recorded his first double-double (10 pts/10 reb) vs. Hofstra.
• Drexel shot a season-best 55.6% from the floor against Towson, including 7-of-11 from 3-point range.
• The Dragons were 21-of-28 at the free throw line last week and are shooting 74.1% from the stripe in CAA play.
Elon
• Dropped a narrow 66-64 decison at Hofstra, but rallied for a 71-67 win at Northeastern.
• Dmitri Thompson contributed a team-high 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals at HU and scored a team-best 19 points at NU. He was 14-of-20 from the floor.
• Tyler Seibring posted his 2nd double-double (11 pts/11 reb) at NU and is averaging 11.8 ppg and 5.9 rpg in CAA play.
• Christian Hairston just missed a double-double at Hofstra with 12 points and a team-high 9 rebounds.
• Luke Eddy added 13 points and 6 assists at NU. He’s averaging 12.8 ppg over his last 8 games and ranks 2nd in the CAA in assists.
• Tanner Samson has scored double figures in 12 of his last 18 contests. Samson is Elon’s career 3-point leader with 308 and is 2nd in the CAA with 66 treys this season.
• Elon won at NU despite making a season-low three 3-pointers. The Phoenix have made 10+ treys in 14 of 23 games.
Hofstra
• Stayed tied for first place after beating Elon (66-64) and Drexel (70-66). Have won 4 in a row and 6 of their last 7 contests.
• Juan’ya Green averaged 13.5 ppg last week and hit a game-winning jumper with 2 seconds left vs. Elon. He’s scored double figures in 21 of 22 games, has six 20+-point efforts and leads the CAA in assists.
• Rokas Gustys tallied team-highs of 23 points and 19 rebounds vs. Elon, just missing his 3rd 20-20 game of the year. He leads the CAA in rebounds (11.1 rpg) and FG% (64.2%), has tallied 10+ boards 16 times and has 12 double-doubles, including 8 in a row.
• Denton Koon averaged 11.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg last week. He’s scored double figures 16 times and grabbed 10+ boards five times.
• Ameen Tanksley scored 13 points vs. Elon and 15 at Drexel. He has reached double figures in 21 of 22 contests.
• Brian Bernardi has made a team-high 58 threes on 40.3% shooting this season.
James Madison
• Dropped consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 22, falling to UNCW (78-73) and W&M (68-62) last week.
• Ron Curry poured in a career-high 28 points against UNCW and had a team-high 19 points at W&M. He’s reached double digits in a league-best 15 straight games and has topped the 20-point mark eight times.
• Shakir Brown posted his 5th double-double of the season at W&M with 13 points and a team-high 11 rebounds.
• Paulius Satkus added 13 points off the bench vs. UNCW and is averaging 10.0 ppg over his past three contests.
• Dimitrije Cabarkapa has made at least one 3-pointer in 28 of the last 31 games.
• JMU leads the league in FG% defense and 3-point FG% defense in CAA games.
• JMU suffered its first road loss (7-1) of the year at W&M and also lost for the first time after leading at the half (13-1).
UNCW
• On a season-best 7-game winning streak after victories over JMU (78-73) and CofC (65-55). Remained tied for first place at 8-2.
• Chris Flemmings posted his 3rd double-double (23 pts/13 reb) at JMU and had a team-high 25 points vs. CofC. He’s scored double digits in 11 straight games and is averaging 19.3 ppg and 6.9 rpg in CAA play.
• Denzel Ingram averaged 13.5 ppg last week. He’s reached double digits in 12 of the last 13 games and is averaging 17.5 ppg in his past six outings.
• C.J. Bryce had 9 points and 11 rebounds at JMU and scored 10 points vs. CofC. He has 13 double-digit point outings.
• Jordon Talley filled the stat sheet with 11 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds at JMU.
• Craig Ponder reached the 1,000-point mark for his career at Drexel on Jan. 23.
• UNCW ranks second in FG percentage (46.1%) and 3-point FG percentage (36.8%) in CAA play.
Northeastern
• Fell 68-61 in OT at CofC and 71-67 to Elon last week. NU has lost 4 straight games by 7 points or less, including 2 in OT.
• David Walker scored a team-high 25 points vs. Elon. It was his sixth straight game in double digits and his league-leading 10th game with 20 or more points.
• Quincy Ford has missed the past 3 games due to injury. He has scored double digits in 19 of 20 games and is among the CAA’s top six in scoring and rebounding.
• Freshman Jeremy Miller scored a team-high 17 points with 9 rebounds and 2 blocked shots at CofC and added 9 points vs. Elon.
• Zach Stahl just missed a double-double at CofC with 8 points and 12 rebounds. It was his 4th game with 10+ boards.
• Junior T.J. Williams scored 14 points at CofC and 12 vs. Elon. He has five double-digit efforts in the last six games.
• NU made 11 3-pointers vs. Elon, which was its 12th game with 10 or more treys.
Towson
• Defeated Drexel (77-70) and Delaware (101-97) last week. Have won 9 of their last 12 overall and are 4-1 on the road in CAA play.
• Byron Hawkins scored a game-high 23 points with 5 assists and 6 rebounds at DU and added 14 points vs. UD. He has scored double digits in 16 of his last 20 games.
• William Adala Moto posted his 5th double-double (19 pts/13 reb) vs. UD. He’s scored double digits in 17 of the past 18 games and is averaging 15.9ppg and 9.3rpg in the CAA.
• Mike Morsell averaged 20.0 ppg last week, including a career-high 24 points vs. Delaware. He has reached double figures in 11 of the past 12 contests.
• Towson out-rebounded both foes last week and is a CAA-best +7.5 in rebound margin, which also ranks 24th nationally.
• Towson shot 50% from the floor for the 4th time this season at Drexel and was a season-best 14-of-27 from three against UD.
• Towson is 15-0 when leading at halftime.
William & Mary
• Made a school-record 16 threes in a 94-78 win at Delaware and rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat JMU, 68-62, last week.
• Omar Prewitt averaged 17.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 4.5 apg and 3.0 spg in the two wins. He’s scored double digits in 20 of his last 23 games.
• David Cohn scored a career-high 23 points and dished out 9 assists at UD. He’s averaging 12.8 ppg and 5.2 apg in CAA play.
• Connor Burchfield hit 6-of-7 threes for the 2nd time in the 3 games and scored 18 points at UD. He’s shooting 64% from three in CAA play.
• Terry Tarpey averaged 13.5 ppg and 7.0 rpg last week and has scored double figures in 8 straight games. He ranks 4th in the CAA in rebounding, 1st in steals and 2nd in blocks.
• W&M dished out 28 assists with only five turnovers at UD.
• Daniel Dixon made 3-of-6 treys and scored a team-high 17 points vs. JMU. He leads W&M with 54 treys on 39.7% shooting.