CAA Men's Basketball Weekly Awards - Jan. 6
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (January 6, 2025) – Charleston senior forward Ante Brzovic received CAA men’s basketball Player of the Week honors while William & Mary freshman guard Isaiah Mbeng was selected as the CAA Rookie of the Week.
CAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ante Brzovic, Charleston
Senior | Forward | Zagreb, Croatia /
Brzovic averaged 18.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in Charleston’s 2-0 week. The senior forward contributed 21 points, a team-high nine rebounds and three assists in a 94-67 victory over Hampton. He followed with his league-leading fifth double-double in a 77-69 triumph over Towson with 16 points, 11 boards and five assists. Brzovic ranks second in the CAA in scoring (19.1 ppg), third in rebounding (8.5 rpg) and fourth in assists (3.6 apg).
CAA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Isaiah Mbeng, William & Mary
Freshman | Guard | Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill
Mbeng averaged 11.0 points, 4.0 assists, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals as William & Mary went 2-0 on the road to open CAA play. The freshman guard contributed seven points, five assists and three rebounds in a 74-56 win at Hofstra before scoring a career-high 15 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting in an 83-76 victory at Stony Brook. For the week, Mbeng shot 53.3% from the floor, including 5-of-7 from three.
2024-25 CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 11: Ante Brzovic, Charleston
Nov. 18: Jean Aranguren, Hofstra/Abdi Bashir, Jr., Monmouth
Nov. 25: Nick Dorn, Elon
Dec. 2: Cruz Davis, Hofstra
Dec. 9: Rashad King, Northeastern
Dec. 16: Nolan Dorsey, Campbell
Dec. 23: Donovan Newby, UNCW/Sam Sherry, Elon
Dec. 30: Deywilk Tavarez, Charleston
Jan. 6: Ante Brzovic, Charleston
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 11: Collin O’Connor, Stony Brook
Nov. 18: Ryan Williams, Northeastern
Nov. 25: Izaiah Pasha, Delaware
Dec. 2: Izaiah Pasha, Delaware
Dec. 9: Collin O’Connor, Stony Brook
Dec. 16: Justas Stonkus, Charleston
Dec. 23: Etienne Strothers, Hampton
Dec. 30: Daniel Johnson, Hampton
Jan. 6: Isaiah Mbeng, William & Mary