Player of the Week
Deshawn Cann, Purchase
Junior, Guard, Queens, NY/Thomas Edison
Fourth weekly honor of season (Dec. 4, Jan. 8 and 29)...led Panthers to trio of Skyline wins with averages of 19 points, 10.3 rebounds and 6.7 assists per showing...shot 22-for-43 from the floor (.512)...collected 13 points, seven boards and eight assists in Monday night's win over first-place Farmingdale State...added 17-point, 10-rebound double-double Wednesday in overtime triumph at Maritime...rounded out week Saturday with 27 points (12-for-17 FG), 14 rebounds and 11 assists for the triple-double versus St. Joseph's-Long Island.
Rookie of the Week
Gabriel Leifer, Yeshiva
Sophomore, Forward, Lawrence, NY/DRS
Second weekly award in last three weeks...averaged 23.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game while shooting at a .578 (26-for-45) for the Maccabees -- winners of eight straight...netted career-best 32 points (12-for-16 FG, 3-for-5 3FG) while pulling down 11 caroms and handing out five assists in Tuesday victory at Old Westbury...added 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting Thursday versus St. Joseph's-Brooklyn...rounded out week Sunday at USMMA with 21 points, 14 boards and five assists.
Honor Roll
Mount Saint Vincent senior
Andrew Curiel shot .652 (15-for-23) while averaging 15 points and 10 rebounds over the Dolphins' two games...Maritime senior
Patrick MacDonald (15 ppg, 11.7 rpg) became the third Privateer in program history to reach the 1,500 career points mark in Saturday's contest versus Mount Saint Mary -- which received 23 points per game last week from
Tyler McDine...Farmingdale State junior
George Riefenstahl (14.3 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 2.3 bpg) averaged a double-double on the low blocks for the Rams...St. Joseph's-Brooklyn sophomore
Stephane Etheart put up 18 points and eight caroms per contest during the Bears' two outings.
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
Jan. 29 - Deshawn Cann, Purchase
Feb. 5 - George Riefenstahl, Farmingdale State
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
Jan. 29 - Gabriel Leifer, Yeshiva
Feb. 5 - Enike Anyia, Sarah Lawrence