Rider’s Frederick Scott, Marist’s Tyler Saint-Furcy Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Player of the Week
Frederick Scott, Rider
R-Jr., Munster, IN/Simeon
Scott averaged a team-high 17.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in the Broncs' 2-0 start to the season. He began the year with 21 points and 13 rebounds in a come-from-behind 91-84 win at Coppin State, before going for 13 points and four rebounds in just 21 minutes in a blowout victory at Delaware State. He shot 63.2 percent (12-19) from the floor, including 50.0 percent (3-6) from long range.
Rookie of the Week
Tyler Saint-Furcy, Marist
Fr., Inwood, NY/Woodmere Academy
Saint-Furcy filled the stat sheet with 10 points, three rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots in his collegiate debut as Marist rallied from a 13-point deficit for a road win at VMI. He knocked down two three-pointers in five attempts.
About the 2020 MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 10-14, 2020 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.