Dominican's Jackson Named Men's Basketball Player of the
Week
New Haven, CT (2/19/07) Prince
Jackson of Dominican College has been named the Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Basketball Player of
the Week for the week ending Sunday, February 18th. The
Rookie of the Week award has been given to Allen Dean of Bloomfield
College.
Jackson, a 6-6 senior forward from Schenectady, NY,
averaged 26.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg in a 1-1 week for the Chargers.
He shot 57 percent from the floor and
made 7 of 11 three-point attempts throughout the week and netted 29
points in a loss against regionally ranked Holy Family
University.
Dean, a 6-7 freshman forward from Neptune, NJ,
earned Rookie of the Week honors after averaging 16.0 ppg, 14.5 rpg
and 2.0 blocks per game in a 2-0 week for the Deacons. He
posted double-doubles in both games and recorded 20 points, 19
rebounds and four blocks in a win over Wilmington College.
HONORABLE
MENTION
ANDRE DABNEY, BLOOMFIELD
- Scored 36 points with seven rebounds in a win over Felician.
Averaged 27.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in a 2-0
week.
SHEANAN MARTINEZ, NYACK -
Made 10 of 18 field goals and put up 26 points, 10 rebounds, eight
assists and four steals in a win over Felician.
ARTHUR ROBERTSON, POST -
Averaged 19.5 points and 7.5 rebounds, shot 60 percent, and went 14
for 14 at the foul line in the Eagles' 2-0 week.
Notes:
DC: Prince Jackson is
seven points away from 1,000 in two years at
Dominican.
FC: Sydir Mitchell's 37 points
against Bloomfield on Saturday were a career-high and were his
second 30+ point effort of the season.
HFU: Raheem Scott has made his
last 19 foul shots.
NC: Junior G Sheanan Martinez has
six double-doubles and a triple-double in his last 11 games. He is
averaging 18.9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.5 assists while shooting
52 percent during that stretch.
POST: Post finished the home
portion of its regular season with a 100-88 win over Wilmington on
Saturday afternoon to improve to 12-0 at home this season. Post has
won three of its last four games and 11 of its last 13 heading into
the final week of the regular season. Junior Arthur Robertson led
the Eagles with 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting against Wilmington
last Saturday. He was 10 of 10 from the free throw line, and has
sank his last 14 free throw chances. Sophomore Jesse Iyalekhue
notched his second double-double of teh season with 19 points and
10 rebounds. Sophomore A.J. Reitter came off the bench to score 19
points, while junior Peter Lawal added 18. Post finished the
regular season with two games on the road. The Eagles will face
Bloomfield on Tuesday in the penultimate game of the regular
season. Post will gear up for the CACC Championships with Dominican
on Thursday evening.
USP: The Devils swept the season
series versus Philadelphia University, giving head coach David
Pauley his first two wins against the Rams. The Devils still trail
in the all-time series, which dates back to 1920, 28-27. Bill Kurtz
moved into 21st place on the Devils' all-time scoring list with a
16-point effort versus Philadelphia. The Devils are ranked 25th
nationally in scoring defense (63.7 ppg) in last week's NCAA
statistics report. Kurtz ranked 28th nationally in three-point
field goals made per game (3.3) and 70th nationally in three-point
field-goal percentage (39.1%).