Courtesy of Atlantic10.com
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Richmond senior ShawnDre’ Jones and Saint Joseph’s junior Shavar Newkirk were named Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Co-Players of the Week while Duquesne’s Mike Lewis II was chosen as the league’s Rookie of the Week. The awards, announced Monday and presented by Come Ready Nutrition, are for games played Nov. 11-14 and are the first weekly awards of the season.
Jones scored 31 points on 9-of-13 (.692) shooting, including 4-for-5 (.800) from three, to lead Richmond to a season-opening win over VMI. A guard from Houston, Texas, Jones scored the game-winning free throws in the final three seconds to give UR the win. Jones, who also dished out three assists and had three steals, became the first Spider to top 30 points in a season opener since the 2004 season.
Newkirk set a career-high of 28 points and seven rebounds in the Hawks’ 77-76 win over Toledo. The guard from New York, N.Y., scored four of SJU’s crucial points in the final 46 seconds that gave the Hawks the lead and eventual win. Newkirk shot 9-for-16 from the field in the game and reached the 20-point mark for the first time in his career. He also contributed seven rebounds and three assists.
Lewis averaged 13.5 points per game in Duquesne’s two games last week. A guard from St. Louis, Mo., he had eight points in the season-opening win over Loyola, Md., and followed that with a team-high 19 points in the Dukes’ loss at Penn State. Lewis hit three 3-pointers and handed out a pair of assists versus the Nittany Lions. Combined, he went 6-of-8 from the foul line in two games. READ MORE.
RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND
Three Bonnies top 20 points in opening night win
Jaylen Adams and Denzel Gregg both scored 23 points and Matt Mobley added 21 in his St. Bonaventure debut. READ MORE.
Video courtesy of St. Bonaventure Athletics.
Newkirk, Kimble lead Saint Joseph’s
Guards Shavar Newkirk and Lamarr Kimble combined for 44 points by each hitting career-highs to lead Saint Joseph’s to a 77-76 win over Toledo in the season opener for both teams at Hagan Arena. READ MORE.
Video courtesy of Saint Joseph’s Athletics.
George Mason falls to Towson
It was a game that the teams were never separated by more than seven points, George Mason and Towson battled back and forth with six ties and 14 lead changes, but the Tigers would prevail, 67-61, in the 2016-17 season opener for both teams tonight at EagleBank Arena. READ MORE.
Video courtesy of Atlantic 10 Athletics.
Aldridge paces Davidson
DAVIDSON, N.C. – In addition to a game-high 31 points from Peyton Aldridge, Davidson closed on a 19-6 run to defeat Appalachian State, 86-74, in both team’s season opener Saturday night at Belk Arena. READ MORE.
Video courtesy of Davidson Athletics.
Penn State pulls away late from Duquesne
STATE COLLEGE, PA – Lamar Stevens scored 24 points and Tony Carr added 20 as Penn State shot 55.6 percent in the second half to pull away late for an 82-74 win over Duquesne at Bryce Jordan Center. READ MORE.
Dayton signs Bishop Kearney’s Nahziah Carter
Dayton head coach Archie Miller announced Bishop Kearney’s Nahziah Carter will join the Flyers for the 2017-18 season. Kearney alums Antwoine Anderson (Fordham), Thomas Bryant (Indiana), Chinonso Obokoh (St. Bonaventure) and Quinton Rose (Temple) currently playing Division I basketball.
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