Player of the Week

Deshawn Cann, Purchase
Junior, Guard, Queens, NY/Thomas Edison

Third-time honoree (Dec. 4, Jan. 8)...lifted the Panthers to a 3-0 record (2-0 Skyline) with averages of 15.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists per contest, to go with a 22:5 assist-to-turnover ratio...provided 12 points and seven assists Monday night, including the court-length game-winning helper on a SportsCenter Top-10 3-pointer as time expired in a 71-68 victory over No. 14 Wesleyan...added season-best 22 points (7-for-14 FG, 3-for-4 3FG, 5-for-6 FT) and 14 caroms Thursday in completing the season sweep against Mount Saint Mary...finished two boards shy of a triple-double (11 pts., 10 assists, eight rebounds) in Saturday's triumph against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Rookie of the Week

Gabriel Leifer, Yeshiva
Sophomore, Forward, Lawrence, NY/DRS

Opened collegiate career with averages of 17.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per contest over the Macs' three games...picked up two double-doubles along the way...collected 10 points and eight boards in collegiate opener Tuesday against Old Westbury...added 17 points and 14 caroms in road victory at Maritime on Thursday...rounded out week Sunday with 25 points (10-for-15 FG), 11 rebounds and four assists in road win at St. Joseph's-Long Island.

Honor Roll

USMMA junior David Washington (12.5 ppg, 12.5 rpg) and Maritime senior Patrick MacDonald (18.7 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 22-for-32 FG) both averaged double-doubles on the week...Old Westbury junior forward Alan McDonald posted a 19.5 points per game average for the Panthers...the conference's leading scorer, Yeshiva sophomore Simcha Halpert, shot 22-for-42 (.524) en route to averages of 21.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per outing in the Maccabees' 2-1 Skyline week...a trio of student-athletes averaged 16.5 points per game for their respective teams last week, including: Mount Saint Vincent junior forward Jason Barrera, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn senior Alec Willis (season-high-tying 27 points in Wednesday win over Mount Saint Vincent) and Mount Saint Mary senior forward Gerard Nocera.

Previous Player of the Week recipients

Nov. 20 - Matthew Graham, Farmingdale State
Nov. 27 - Simcha Halpert, Yeshiva
Dec. 4 - Deshawn Cann, Purchase
Dec. 11 - Patrick MacDonald, Maritime
Dec. 18 - David Washington, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Jan. 2 - Simcha Halpert, Yeshiva
Jan. 8 - Deshawn Cann, Purchase
Jan. 15 - Patrick MacDonald, Maritime
Jan. 22 - Patrick MacDonald, Maritime

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
Dec. 11 - James Walsh, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Dec. 18 - Makai Johnson, Mount Saint Vincent
Jan. 2 - Seth Barnes, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Jan. 8 - James Walsh, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Jan. 15 - James Walsh, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Jan. 22 - James Walsh, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy