Iona's Laury, Casmir Earn Multiple Weekly Honors
MAAC Sports
EDISON, N.J. - Iona College men’s basketball senior David Laury earned Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Player of the Week honors and teammate Schadrac Casimir earned ECAC Metro/Upstate Rookie of the Week honors.
Laury led the Gaels to two hard fought wins over Marist and Monmouth averaging 22.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks while shooting 57.7 percent from the field. On Friday night, Laury scored 21 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season and MAAC-leading ninth contest with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds. On Sunday afternoon, Laury had a game-high 24 points, shooting 7-for-14 from the field with two three-pointers and an 8-for-11 effort from the charity stripe. Laury also added three assists, three rebounds a block and a steal in the double-digit come-from-behind victory over Monmouth.
Casimir averaged 18.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.5 steals in an iron man effort in the Gaels two wins at Marist and vs. Monmouth. Casimir scored 19 points at Marist, shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from beyond the arc Friday night. On Sunday afternoon Casimir posted 17 points with two assists and two steals in leading the Maroon & Gold in a double-digit come-from behind victory over Monmouth. Casimir had eight three-pointers in the two contests, running his season-total to a MAAC best 88, a total which also leads all NCAA Division I freshmen in 2014-15. He now leads Ohio State freshman D’Angelo Russell by 14 three point field goals.