Complete Release (PDF)

Player of the Week
 
Patrick MacDonald – Maritime
Junior, Center, Buffalo, NY/Canisius
 
Collects weekly praise for the second time this year (Jan. 9)…shot .607 (17-for-28) from the field en route to averages of 23.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 1.5 assists over the Privateers’ two games…in a weekend victory at Mount Saint Mary, scored his 1,000th career point in a 20-point, 15-rebound display – his 15th double-double of the year…midweek, he scored 27 points on 11-for-18 shooting versus Purchase…ranks No. 2 in the Skyline in rebounding (11.9/gm.) and field goal percentage (.531), while his 19.1 points per game average sits at No. 3 on the conference leaderboard.
 
Rookie of the Week
 
Simcha Halpert – Yeshiva
Freshman, Guard, Los Angeles, CA/Shalhevet
 
Earns his second-straight Rookie of the Week award, and fourth overall after helping the Macs clinch a berth in the upcoming Skyline Conference Championship…averaged 21 points per game on the week, shooting 8-for-16 (.500) from downtown…after a 16-point night at Old Westbury midweek, scored a career-best 26 on Sunday in the Macs’ triumph at St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn…ranks No. 3 in the conference with a .387 3-point field goal percentage on the season, while his 13.6 points per game rank 12th.