Long Island's Jason Brickman has been selected as the StatSheet NEC Player of the Week for the week ending January 23rd. StatSheet's NEC Freshman of the Week goes to Jalen Cannon from St. Francis (NY). Brickman put up big numbers in rebounding (3.5 per game), shooting (50%), and scoring (17 pts per game). The Long Island sophomore put these numbers up in victories versus Mount St. Mary's and Wagner.
Brickman contributed 17 points and 4 assists in 33 minutes in a 77-62 win over Mount St. Mary's. He followed that up with 17 points and 8 assists in a 73-66 victory against Wagner.
This is the first time that Jason Brickman has been named the StatSheet NEC Player of the Week. The runner-up this week is junior Jamal Olasewere from Long Island. Honorable mention goes to Julian Boyd, a junior from Long Island.
StatSheet NEC Freshman of the Week: St. Francis (NY)'s Jalen Cannon
Jalen Cannon played an average of 29 minutes starting both games for St. Francis (NY). He bested all NEC freshmen in shooting (80.0%). In a 73-61 loss to Wagner, Cannon topped the Terriers in rebounding with 9 and tossed in 83% shooting. Following that in a 79-60 win against Mount St. Mary's, he led rebounding with 11 and added 71% shooting.
Jalen Cannon has won the StatSheet NEC Freshman of the Week an astounding 3 times. The runner-up is Lucky Jones from Robert Morris. Honorable mention goes to Ousmane Drame from Quinnipiac. Austin Tillotson, who finished 6th, was the highest ranking freshman for Monmouth. Monmouth has yet to win StatSheet NEC Player of the Week.
Weekly Leaders - Scoring: Velton Jones, Robert Morris: 28.5 PPG
- Rebounding: Scott Eatherton, St. Francis (PA): 12.5 RPG
- Assists: Brent Jones, St. Francis (NY): 6 APG
- Blocked Shots: Scott Eatherton, St. Francis (PA): 3.5 BPG
- Free Throws: Velton Jones, Robert Morris: 8 PPG
- Three Pointers: Velton Jones, Robert Morris: 4.5 TPG
- Steals: Josh Castellanos, Mount St. Mary's: 3 SPG
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