CAA Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards – March 2, 2026
Dylan Smith
RICHMOND, Va. – Charleston’s
Jlynn Counter and Monmouth’s
Jason Rivera-Torres dazzled last week to split the final CAA Player of the Week honors, while the Cougars’ Chris Davis Jr. secured Rookie of the Week with a season-best performance on Monday.
CAA CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jlynn Counter, Charleston
Graduate Student | Guard | Oklahoma City, Okla.
Counter led the Cougars to a 2-0 week with wins over Hampton and top-seeded UNCW. The graduate guard averaged 16.0 ppg on 45.0% shooting from the floor (9-20 FG) and 80.0% from the line (8-10 FT). He paced the league last week with 6.0 assists and 2.5 steals, while pulling down 3.5 rebounds per game. The Oklahoma City, Okla., native registered 20 of his game-high 23 points in the second half to orchestrate Charleston's charge from down 15 and secure a 79-76 comeback road win over UNCW to conclude its regular season. He also added seven assists in the win. Counter chipped in nine points, five assists and four rebounds at Hampton.
CAA CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jason Rivera-Torres, Monmouth
Junior | Guard | Bronx, N.Y.
Rivera-Torres helped Monmouth go 2-0 last week with wins over Stony Brook and Elon, scoring 21.0 ppg on 57.1% shooting from the floor (12-21 FG), 57.1% shooting from distance (8-14 3FG) and 90.9% from the free-throw line (10-11 FT). The junior guard also racked up 6.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game to go with a +4.5 assist/turnover ratio. In Thursday's win over Stony Brook, Rivera-Torres logged 17 of his 25 points in the second half to go with six rebounds and four assists. The Bronx, N.Y., native followed up with a team-best 17 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals in Saturday's win over Elon.
CAA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Chris Davis Jr., Charleston
Freshman | Guard | Madison, Wis.
Davis averaged 13.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in the Cougars’ 2-0 week on the road. The freshman guard notched a season-best 17 points in a come-from-behind win at UNCW, knocking down a trio of triples down the stretch, including a game-tying trey with 3:17 remaining. He also chipped in five boards and three steals in the victory. Davis had an all-around effort at Hampton on Thursday with nine points, six rebounds, four assists and zero turnovers.
2025-26 CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 10: D.J. Smith, Campbell
Nov. 17: Chandler Cuthrell, Elon
Nov. 24: Xavier Abreu, Northeastern
Dec. 1: Tyler Tejada, Towson
Dec. 8: Cruz Davis, Hofstra
Dec. 15: Cruz Davis, Hofstra / Erik Pratt, Stony Brook
Dec. 22: Jlynn Counter, Charleston
Dec. 29: Jeremiah Johnson, Campbell
Jan. 5: Jlynn Counter, Charleston
Jan. 12: DJ Smith, Campbell / Cruz Davis, Hofstra
Jan. 19: Erik Pratt, Stony Brook
Jan. 26: Christian Reeves, Charleston
Feb. 2: DJ Smith, Campbell / Jlynn Counter, Charleston
Feb. 9: Dovydas Butka, Campbell
Feb. 16: Kavion McClain, Monmouth
Feb. 23: Erik Pratt, Stony Brook
March 2: Jlynn Counter, Charleston / Jason Rivera-Torres, Monmouth
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 10: Preston Edmead, Hofstra
Nov. 17: Preston Edmead, Hofstra
Nov. 24: Stefanos Spartalis, Monmouth
Dec. 1: Preston Edmead, Hofstra
Dec. 8: Lewis Walker, N.C. A&T
Dec. 15: Martin Kalu, Charleston
Dec. 22: Preston Edmead, Hofstra
Dec. 29: Xander Alarie, Northeastern
Jan. 5: Preston Edmead, Hofstra
Jan. 12: Preston Edmead, Hofstra
Jan. 19: Andrej Shoshkikj, Stony Brook
Jan. 26: Lewis Walker, N.C. A&T
Feb. 2: Andrej Shoshkikj, Stony Brook
Feb. 9: Preston Edmead, Hofstra
Feb. 16: Lewis Walker, N.C. A&T
Feb. 23: Lewis Walker, N.C. A&T
March 2: Chris Davis Jr., Charleston
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