#CAAHoops MBB Notebook - Jan. 17

#CAAHoops MBB Notebook - Jan. 17

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Miles McQuiggan

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

WEEKLY AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dalton Bolon | Charleston
Bolon averaged 18.5 points and 4.5 rebounds on 50% shooting and 50% from three in a 2-0 week for No. 22 Charleston. The Ohioan scored 16 points in 26 minutes and added five rebounds in the Cougars’ 71-69 victory on Wednesday at UNCW before tallying 21 points and four rebounds while going 6-of-11 from three to help Charleston pull away from an upset-minded Elon squad. Bolon was Charleston’s leading scorer in both contests on the week.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Charlie Williams | William & Mary
Williams rose to the occasion in William & Mary’s 69-67 victory in Wilmington on Saturday with 15 points – three off his career total entering the game – in 14 minutes of action for a Tribe frontcourt battling foul and injury challenges. The 6-10 forward from Indiana was nearly automatic at the free-throw line, going 11-for-12 at the stripe while adding two field goals, four rebounds, and one assist.
 
2022-23 CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Week
Nov. 14: Nicolas Timberlake, Towson
Nov. 21: Aaron Estrada, Hofstra; Ryan Larson, Charleston
Nov. 28: Cam Holden, Towson
Dec. 5: Jyáre Davis, Delaware; Jordan Nesbitt, Hampton
Dec. 12: Jameer Nelson Jr., Delaware
Dec. 19: Jyáre Davis, Delaware
Dec. 26: Maleeck Harden-Hayes, UNCW
Jan. 2: Amari Williams, Drexel
Jan. 9: Aaron Estrada, Hofstra; Nicolas Timberlake, Towson
Jan. 16: Dalton Bolon, Charleston
 
Rookie of the Week
Nov. 14: Amar’e Marshall, Hofstra
Nov. 21: Amar’e Marshall, Hofstra
Nov. 28: Amar’e Marshall, Hofstra
Dec. 5: Jack Collins, Monmouth
Dec. 12: Amar’e Marshall, Hofstra
Dec. 19: Noah Ross, UNCW
Dec. 26: Max Mackinnon, Elon; Jared Turner, Northeastern
Jan. 2: Duncan Powell, North Carolina A&T
Jan. 9: Duncan Powell, North Carolina A&T
Jan. 16: Charlie Williams, William & Mary
 
NEWS AND NOTES
RECORD YEAR
No. 18 Charleston is 19-1 following Monday’s victory with a win total (19), win percentage (.959), and winning streak (18) that lead the nation. The Cougars are the first CAA team in the AP poll since 1987, 6-1 against last year’s NCAA Tournament field, and 4-0 vs. defending conference champions (A10, ACC, CAA, SoCon). The Cougars are the first mid-major to win the Charleston Classic, as they captured the title with a victory over Virginia Tech in November. Charleston’s resume also includes wins over Kent State and UNCW with the lone setback at preseason No. 1 North Carolina.
 
 
AGGIES ON THE RISE
North Carolina A&T has won its last three games to improve to 4-3 in CAA play. The streak includes comeback wins over Elon and Stony Brook followed by a victory at Hampton on Monday. The Aggies have won three of their first four road games in the CAA with wins at Hofstra, Elon, and Hampton.
  Q&A 
CAA teams hold 11 wins that qualify as Quad 1 or Quad 2 in the NET. UNCW’s victory over North Texas in the Bahamas puts a Q1 win on the Seahawks résumé, while Hofstra has three Q2 wins (Iona, San Jose State, Princeton), Charleston (Kent State, Virginia Tech, UNCW) has three, and Delaware (Princeton), Towson (UNCG), North Carolina A&T (Hofstra), and William & Mary (UNCW) each have one.
 
The CAA went 6-2 vs. both the Sun Belt and MAAC, 8-3 vs. the A10, and 7-3 vs. the SoCon in addition to wins over the ACC and American.
 
HAWK YEAH
UNCW is 15-5 on the year with three of its five setbacks to teams that have been in the AP Top 25 this season and four of five to teams in the top 50 of the NET. The Seahawks have climbed 89 spots in KenPom, won the Baha Mar Hoops event, and defeated a member of The American since the beginning of the program record 13-game winning streak from November 21 to January 7.
 
DREXEL GETTING DEFENSIVE
Drexel’s 59.6 points per game allowed ranks 12th nationally and the Dragons have held their opponents under 60 in all 10 victories with two opponents - UT Arlington and Monmouth - kept under 40. The Dragons allowed 54.5 points per game in their first six league contests.
 
AND-ONES
One thing to know on each #CAAHoops team
  • Charleston’s 19 wins, .950 winning percentage, and 18-game winning streak lead the nation.
  • Jyáre Davis has scored in double figures for Delaware in 18 of 19 games this season and has 12 games of 15+ points.
  • Drexel’s 59.6 points per game allowed ranks 12th nationally; the Dragons have held two opponents under 40 points and nine under 60.
  • Elon’s Max Mackinnon had his second double-double of the year with 17 points and 13 rebounds at No. 18 Charleston on Saturday.
  • Hampton is in a stretch of six out of nine games at home after playing 10 of its first 14 contests on the road.
  • Hofstra’s next victory will be its 100th since the start of the 2018-19 season, a feat achieved by only 39 programs in the country through Monday’s results.
  • Jack Collins (4.10) and Jakari Spence (3.74) give Monmouth two players in the top four in the CAA in steal percentage.
  • North Carolina A&T players have been the leading vote-getter on the CAA Player of the Night fan balloting after each of the Aggies’ four wins this season.
  • UNCW assisted on 14 of 17 made baskets in Monday’s victory; the 17 made field goals were the fewest in a Seahawk victory since recording 17 in an overtime win at Charleston in 2016.
  • Northeastern erased a 16-point deficit to come back and win Monday.
  • Stony Brook’s Frankie Policelli tallied his league-leading sixth and seventh double-doubles of the season last week with a pair of 16-point, 14-rebound performances.
  • Towson’s Nicolas Timberlake has made at least one three-pointer in each of his last 18 games.
  • Charlie Williams scored 15 points in 14 minutes in William & Mary’s Saturday win over UNCW; the freshman entered the game with 18 career points.
OH, WHAT A NIGHT
The matchup of the nation's two longest winning streaks delivered on the entertainment, as Charleston defeated UNCW, 71-69 in the first of two regular season meetings between the teams.
 
 
 
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