Rider’s Murray, Jr. and Marist’s Wright Named Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners

1/25/2021 1:00:00 PM

Player of the Week
Dwight Murray, Jr., Rider
Jr., Austell, GA/Pebblebrook
Murray averaged 19.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists in the Broncs’ split with Marist this weekend. He shot 54.8 percent (17-31) from the floor, including 40.0 percent (4-10) from long range. In Friday's win, he scored a game-high 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-8 from long range. He also grabbed seven rebounds, dished out five assists and made two steals. On Saturday, he flirted with a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. It was his second double-double of the year. For the year, he's averaging a team-best 15.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.
 
Rookie of the Week
Ricardo Wright, Marist
Fr., Eustis, FL/The Villages Charter
Wright averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in Marist's two-game series at Rider this past weekend. In Marist's 76-67 triumph on Jan. 23, Wright scored 22 points, the highest single-game total for a Red Fox this season. He shot 8-for-14 from the field, 4-for-7 from three-point range, and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line. He also contributed five rebounds and three assists. Wright finished with eight points, three rebounds, and three assists on Jan. 22 at Rider.
 
About the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 9-13, 2021 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit http://maacsports.com/basketball and follow @MAACHoops on Twitter.
 
About Time Out for Black Lives
Time Out for Black Lives aims to inspire and educate youth, athletes, families and fans. The initiative has an interactive website where coaches and student-athletes from MAAC basketball programs contribute their time and resources to read children’s books in entertaining videos, all focusing on Black culture, history, music and myths. The program comes as part of the MAAC’s United for Justice campaign that was announced over the summer.  For more information, visit timeoutforblacklives.com.
 
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) celebrates its 40^th year of competition during the 2020-21 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.