Rowley, Leissner Repeat As #AEHoops MBB Weekly Award Winners

Rowley, Leissner Repeat As #AEHoops MBB Weekly Award Winners

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America East Communications

BOSTON - Albany and New Hampshire continue to be the hottest America East men's basketball teams as the two squads each won twice last week to extend their win streaks. The Great Danes have won nine in a row, their longest Division I win streak, while the Wildcats have won five straight. Players from the two teams are weekly award winners for the second-consecutive week. Read about weekly award winners and league notes below:

Player of the Week
Sam Rowley, Albany - Sr., Sydney, Australia
  • Averaged 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 2.0 steals in leading Albany to a pair of wins last week.
  • Shot 50 percent (15-of-30) from the floor for the week.
  • Scored 18 of Albany’s 47 points in a three-point win over second-place Vermont on the road Wednesday.
  • Had 17 points and a career-high five assists in a win at Maine Saturday.
  • The award is his second of the season and fourth of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire - Fr., Converse, Texas
  • Averaged a double-double of 15.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in a pair of New Hampshire wins last week.
  • Had a double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Maine Wednesday.
  • Tallied 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting and 11 boards in a 15-point win over Stony Brook Saturday.
  • The award is his third straight and fourth of the season.
Notes
  • Albany is the first team to be 9-0 in America East play since the            2004-05 Vermont squad.
  • The Great Danes have won nine in a row, their longest stretch in Division I, and 12 of their last 13 overall.
  • Albany has held opponents to an average of 53,9 points per game in its nine conference contests.
  • Albany is 5-0 without all-league guard Peter Hooley, who has taken an    indefinite leave of absence due to the sickness and death of his mother.
  • Vermont held Hartford a season-low 46 points Saturday and sits in sole possession of second place in the league standings at 7-2.
  • The Catamounts lead the league and ranks 19th nationally holding foes to 58.4 points per game.
  • New Hampshire has won five in a row for the first time since the 1994-95 season.
  • The five consecutive wins have all been against conference foes, the first time the Wildcats have done that since the 1993-94 season.
  • Sam Rowley scored his 1,000th career-point Wednesday becoming the ninth Great Dane to do so in their Division I era.
  • Hartford’s Mark Nwakamma is one points shy of Mark Nwakamma becoming the 43rd player in league history to score 1,500 points.
  • The Seawolves’ Jameel Warney leads the nation in double-doubles  (15) and is sixth in rebounds (11.3 rpg).
  • Warney is one of just 17 players in the country averaging a double-double.
  • The Seawolves’ win over Washington on Dec. 28 was the first for an America East team over a ranked opponent since Vermont beat #14 Boston College on Nov. 13, 2006.

Weekly Award Winners
Nov. 17 - Player of the Week: Rayshaun McGrew, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell
Nov. 24 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell
Dec. 1 - Co-Player of the Week: Daniel Dion, New Hampshire/Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell
Dec. 8 - Player of the Week: Marco Banegas-Flores, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Dusan Perovic, Binghamton
Dec. 15 - Player of the Week: Mark Nwakamma, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire
Dec. 22 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jourdan Grant, UMBC
Dec. 29 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Willie Rodriguez, Binghamton
Jan. 5 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell
Jan. 12 - Player of the Week: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Romello Walker, Binghamton
Jan. 19 - Player of the Week: Mark Nwakamma, Hartford; Co-Rookie of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire; Co-Rookie of the Week: Jahad Thomas, UMass Lowell
Jan. 26 - Player of the Week: Sam Rowley, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire
Feb. 2 - Player of the Week: Sam Rowley, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tanner Leissner, New Hampshire