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Yeshiva senior forward, Gabriel Leifer

Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Weekly Report - Feb. 3

Yeshiva senior forward, Gabriel Leifer
Player of the Week

Gabriel Leifer, Yeshiva
Senior, Forward; Lawrence, N.Y./DRS


Second-consecutive weekly honor...averaged 20.3 points, 15.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.0 blocked shots per outing during the 24th-ranked Maccabees' 3-0 Skyline week...shot 23-of-41 (.561) from the field and 8-of-15 (.533) from downtown...registered three double-doubles with at least 14 rebounds each night, including a 23-point, 14-board display Tuesday night at Sarah Lawrence when he sank the game-winning trifecta with 6.5 seconds to go...added 24 points, 16 caroms, four assists and three steals Saturday night versus Manhattanville.

Rookie of the Week

Khari Taylor, Manhattanville
Freshman, Forward; Bronx, N.Y./St. Raymond


Averaged 8 points and 7.3 rebounds over the Valiants' three contests (2-1 record), while shooting 59 percent from the field...scored 10 points and dished out three assists from the blocks Saturday night at Yeshiva...scored eight points and pulled down a game-best 12 caroms Thursday in a triumph over Old Westbury.

Honor Roll

Purchase junior guard Jorge Perdomo averaged 17.6 points per game during the Panthers' 2-1 week...Maritime has now won four-consecutive contests in league play, led by a 13-for-27 (.481) display beyond the 3-point arc during a three-game week from sophomore guard Mike Regan...USMMA junior James Walsh poured in 24 points per game over a 1-1 week for the Mariners, shooting 61 percent from the field in the process...the conference's leading scorer, St. Joseph's-Long Island senior Frank Basile, averaged 23 points per showing for the Golden Eagles...Old Westbury senior Justin Alleyne-Washington registered 17.7 points and 7.3 boards per effort.

Previous Weekly Winners

Player of the Week

Nov. 19 - Ryan Turell, Yeshiva
Nov. 25 - Ryan Turell, Yeshiva
Dec. 2 - Elijah Lott, Purchase
Dec. 9 - Elijah Lott, Purchase
Dec. 16 - Elijah Lott, Purchase
Jan. 6 - Omar Jamaleddine, Sarah Lawrence
Jan. 14 - Charles Wingate, Old Westbury
Jan. 20 - Enike Anyia, Sarah Lawrence
Jan. 27 - Gabriel Leifer, Yeshiva

Rookie of the Week

Nov. 19 - Ofek Reef, Yeshiva
Nov. 25 - Ofek Reef, Yeshiva
Dec. 2 - Chris Torres, Sarah Lawrence
Dec. 9 - Ofek Reef, Yeshiva
Dec. 16 - Pierrce Perry, Old Westbury
Jan. 14 - Tommy Lotito, Manhattanville
Jan. 20 - Harlow Babb, USMMA
Jan. 27 - Corey Powell, Farmingdale State