Drame and Casimir Claim Men's Basketball Weekly Honors
MAAC Sports
Player of the Week
Ousmane Drame, Quinnipiac
Sr., F, 6-9, Boston, Mass./New Mission/Marianapolis Prep
Ousmane Drame averaged 22.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocks in two games for the Bobcats last week, while scoring his 1,000 career point on Sunday. Drame really shined against Vermont, posting a career-high 33 points, grabbing 13 rebounds and blocking three shots in the 13-point win. He went 10-for-14 from the field and 13-for-16 from the free-throw line to become the 38th Quinnipiac player to reach the milestone. Drame (149) also became Quinnipiac's all-time leader in blocked shots, surpassing Glenn Phillip's 22-year record of 146. Earlier in the week, Drame secured a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Hartford. For the week, Drame shot 55.6 percent (15-27) from the floor and 73.7 percent (14-19) from the free-throw line.
Rookie of the Week
Schadrac Casimir, Iona
Fr., G, 5-10, Stamford, Conn./South Kent School/Trinity Catholic
Freshman Schadrac Casimir broke a 34-year old Iona rookie scoring record with a 40-point effort vs. Delaware State Wednesday night. It matched the highest single-game scoring output in NCAA Division I thus far this season. Casimir shot 11-of-13 from the field, 8-of-9 from beyond the arc and 10-of-11 from the free throw line to account for the point total. Gary Springer Sr. (an Iona Goal Club Hall of Famer and the last freshman, one of two all-time) to ever win the MBWA Haggerty Award for New York Metropolitan Player of the Year) held the previous record of 35 against Wagner on Jan. 13. 1981. His eight three pointers also set a new Iona freshman record, surpassing Iona three-point king Sean Armand’s six long distance connections on two occasions in 2010-11. For the week, Casimir averaged 21.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while holding a 54.5 field goal percentage, 64.3 3 field goal percentage and 90.9 free throw percentage.