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Maritime senior center, Patrick MacDonald

Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Weekly Report - Dec. 11

Maritime senior center, Patrick MacDonald
Player of the Week

Patrick MacDonald, Maritime
Senior, Center, Buffalo, NY/Canisius


Averaged 21 points, 15 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per outing during the Privateers' 1-1 Skyline week...set Maritime's career offensive (302), defensive (462) and total (764) rebounds records...shot .750 (18-for-24) from the floor, and 6-for-10 from the charity stripe...scored 26 points and pulled down 17 caroms in a victory over St. Joseph's-Brooklyn on Tuesday...added 16 points and 13 boards Thursday at Old Westbury...leads the conference in field-goal percentage (.675) and rebounding (10.7) on the season, while ranking second in scoring (18.7 ppg).

Rookie of the Week

James Walsh, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Freshman, Guard, Huntington, NY/St. Anthony's


Second weekly honor in the last three weeks...averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game in the Mariners' 2-1 week (2-0 Skyline)...netted career-best 20 points in overtime setback at Coast Guard on Tuesday...added 10 points apiece in Thursday's triumph over Farmingdale State, and Sunday's three-overtime contest versus Mount Saint Vincent.

Honor Roll

Farmingdale State junior George Riefenstahl (18.5 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 15-for-23 FG) and St. Joseph's-Brooklyn sophomore Stephane Etheart (15 ppg, 12 rpg, 20-for-36 FG) both averaged double-doubles on the week...USMMA senior guard Robbie Kennedy (14 ppg) was instrumental in the Mariners' two Skyline victories, including a career-high, 25-point showing against Farmingdale State...St. Joseph's-Long Island senior Isaiah Moore averaged 21 points per game over two contests...Yeshiva sophomore Simcha Halpert knocked down 10-of-16 treys on the week, en route to an average of 25 points per game...Mount Saint Mary senior forward Gerard Nocera collected 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists in a triumph on Sunday over Old Westbury.

Previous Player of the Week recipients

Nov. 20 - Matthew Graham, Farmingdale State
Nov. 27 - Simcha Halpert, Yeshiva
Dec. 4 - Deshawn Cann, Purchase

Previous Rookie of the Week recipients

Nov. 20 - no nominees
Nov. 27 - James Walsh, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Dec. 4 - Enike Anyia, Sarah Lawrence