Player of the Week

Rashid Nikiema, Purchase    
Junior, Forward; Winooski, Vt./Montpelier

Over two wins on the week, Nikiema (above) averaged 24.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 steals over 33.0 minutes per game ... He went 15 of 23 from the field, 9 of 13 on 3-pointers and 10 of 10 from the free-throw line ... Against Sarah Lawrence, Nikiema scored a game-high 24 points, grabbed four rebounds, totaled three blocks, and shot 66.7 percent overall and 80 percent from 3 ... Five days later, Nikiema finished with a team-high 25 points and six rebounds, while shooting 64.2 percent from the field and 62.5 percent from long range as the Panthers rolled to 2-0 and moved closer to a playoff berth. 

Rookie of the Week

Zion Williams, Old Westbury  
Freshman, Guard; Indianapolis, Ind./Crispus Attucks

Williams (above) helped the Panthers secure two victories over USMMA and St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, respectively ... Against the Mariners, Williams was pivotal down the stretch to close out the game and finished with 21 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one block and one steal ... Against the Bears, Williams recorded 15 points, five boards, and seven assists ... Currently, Williams currently ranks first in assists in conference and in the top 25 in scoring in the league ... He also ranks in the top 20 in 3-pointers per game. 

Honor Roll

Manhattanville senior guard Andrew Saint-Louis put up a pair of 27-point games, adding 16 rebounds, five assists and four steals; he shot .615 in the win at Mount Saint Mary, drilling four 3-pointers and going 7 of 10 at the free throw line while pulling down eight boards, three off the offensive glass, three steals, and a season-high five assists before scoring 27 again on his Senior Day against Purchase, shooting 42 percent from the floor and going 8 of 9 at the free-throw line with eight more rebounds and a steal ... Farmingdale State junior guard Michael Notias averaged 18.5 points per game, shooting 7 of 13 (.538) from 3 and .444 from the field across the 2-0 week for the Rams – who have won six-straight contests and locked up the Black Division and a top-two seed  for next week's Skyline Conference Championship ... Old Westbury senior guard Amadi Lee-Kane finished the game against USMMA with 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a steal and then recorded 20 points, three assists, and two steals against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn … Yeshiva sophomore forward Yoav Oselka tallied two double-doubles and helped lead the Maccabees to a win over Mount Saint Vincent on the week; versus UMSV, he notched a stat line of 22 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals, while at Sarah Lawrence, he tallied 18 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block … Sarah Lawerence sophomore forward Aiden Morel averaged 20.5 points and four rebounds while shooting 53.5 percent from the field and 50 percent from deep, but it was an explosive 29-point effort to help the Gryphons take down Yeshiva that proved to be the highlight; Morel connected on 11 of his 18 shots from the field, including five 3s, but none were bigger than the go-ahead score with 1:01 remaining that helped the Gryphons move into first place in the Skyline's Gold Division.

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 
January 28 - Rashid Nikiema, Purchase 
February 4 - Zevi Samet, Yeshiva; Andrew Saint-Louis, Manhattanville
February 11 - Or Sundjyvsky, Yeshiva   

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
January 28 - Colin Mills, St. Joseph's-Brooklyn 
February 4 - Jake Devaney, Maritime    
February 11 - Jake Devaney, Maritime