Player of the Week
Rashid Nikiema, Purchase
Junior, Forward; Winooski, Vt./Montpelier
Nikiema (above), over two Skyline games, averaged 24.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals in 41.5 minutes per game ... During an OT win over Farmingdale State, he finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks over 43 minutes in a buzzer-beating win for the Panthers ... Earlier in the week, he totaled a game-high 33 points in a buzzer beater loss at Old Westbury.
Rookie of the Week
Colin Mills, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
Freshman, Guard; White Plains, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac
Mills (above) led the Bears with 20.5 points during their two-game week ... He had 17 points in an overtime thriller against Yeshiva ... Against Sarah Lawrence, he dropped 24 points, four shy of a season-high, and collected seven rebounds on his way to his to his third Rookie of the Week this winter.
Honor Roll
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy senior forward
Drew Zalescik averaged a double-double yet again for the Mariners over their two games with 27 points and 11 rebounds per game; he started the week with a game-high 19 points and 13 rebounds in a loss to Mount Saint Vincent and followed that up with 35 points and nine boards in a loss to Mount Saint Mary, which was his second 30-plus point game in the past three games and third of the season … Farmingdale State sophomore forward
Liam Buckley posted consecutive double-doubles, averaging 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per outing while shooting .636 from the field and 5 of 9 from 3; in the win over Manhattanville, he scored a career-best 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting to go with 12 boards and three assists and at Purchase, he netted 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting from downtown while hauling in a game-high 11 caroms … Maritime grad student guard
Theo Noble averaged 17.5 points in the Privateers' victories over Mount Saint Mary and Manhattanville; he sank four treys and finished with 16 points against the Knights and also grabbed four rebounds and handed out two assists in the win, while he had 15 first-half points against Manhattanville, going 6 for 8 from the field in the period, as Maritime built a 34-16 lead and ended up with 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting in the 64-51 triumph … Sarah Lawrence junior guard
Lemar Fulmore, Jr. averaged 16 points, six assists and three steals while shooting over 68 percent from the field, 100 percent from deep and 85.7% from the free-throw line; he catapulted the Gryphons over St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, scoring a team-high 21 points while distributing seven assists and tallying three steals; he kickstarted SLC's offense after a closely contested first half, allowing the Gryphons to take down the Bears by 19 points for their seventh Skyline victory.
Previous Weekly Winners
Player of the Week
November 13 - Zevi Samet, Yeshiva
November 19 - Max Zakheim, Yeshiva
November 26 - Drew Zalescik, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
December 3 - Eamon Kelly, Sarah Lawrence
December 10 - Rashid Nikiema, Purchase
December 17 - Jake Murphy, Maritime; Drew Zalescik, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
January 7 - Zevi Samet, Yeshiva
January 14 - Rashid Nikiema, Purchase
January 22 - Max Zakheim, Yeshiva; Drew Zalescik, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Rookie of the Week
November 13 - Jake Devaney, Maritime
November 19 - Jake Devaney, Maritime
November 26 - Jake Devaney, Maritime
December 3 - Colin Mills, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
December 10 - Jake Devaney, Maritime
December 17 - Colin Mills, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn
January 7 - Jake Devaney, Maritime
January 14 - Jake Devaney, Maritime
January 22 - Jake Devaney, Maritime