Player of the Week
Deshawn Cann, Purchase
Junior, Guard, Queens, NY/Thomas Edison
Second weekly honor of campaign (Dec. 4)...averaged 19.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals per contest while shooting 19-for-32 (.594) from the field in the Panthers' 2-0 Skyline week...went for 21 points, 16 boards, six assists, one block and two steals Saturday against Maritime...midweek versus St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, went for 18 points, eight caroms and three steals...turned the ball over just twice on the week...Purchase has now won six-consecutive contests.
Rookie of the Week
James Walsh, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Freshman, Guard, Huntington, NY/St. Anthony's
Third weekly accolade of the season (Nov. 27, Dec. 11)...shot 6-for-12 from the field en route to team-high 15 points Saturday versus Old Westbury...added four rebounds, two assists and as many blocks in the outing.
Honor Roll
Maritime senior center
Patrick MacDonald shot 14-for-24 from the field, posting averages of 21 points and 15.5 caroms during the Privateers' two-game stint...St. Joseph's-Brooklyn sophomore
Stephane Etheart put up a career-best 24 points while hauling in 14 caroms in a Saturday triumph over St. Joseph's-Long Island, who received 20 points from
Jarrod Marrow...Old Westbury junior forward
Alan McDonald averaged 18 points over the Panthers' 1-1 week...Farmingdale State junior guard
Matthew Graham scored 16-plus points in both of the Rams' conference victories.
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
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