Niagara’s Hammond and Marist’s Wright Named Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

1/4/2021 1:00:00 PM

Player of the Week
Marcus Hammond, Niagara
Jr., Queens, NY/Cardozo High School
Marcus Hammond averaged a team-leading 20 points, while also averaging 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists as the Purple Eagles split a pair at Marist. Hammond, who shot 50 percent or better from the field and from the 3-point line in each game, led all scorers in both games. Hammond scored 17 points and added a team-high four rebounds in the Jan. 1 meeting. Hammond followed with 23 points on 7 of 13 shooting from the field, including a season-high five 3-pointers, while grabbing six rebounds and two assists as the Purple Eagles defeated the Red Foxes on Jan. 2 to earn the season split.
 
Rookie of the Week
Ricardo Wright, Marist
Fr., Eustis, FL/The Villages Charter
Wright averaged 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists this past week while shooting .533 (8-for-15) from three-point range and .833 (5-for-6) from the free-throw line in Marist's two games this week. In the Red Foxes' 63-61 victory on Jan. 1, Wright finished with 16 points and a career-high seven rebounds. He drained four three-pointers, and scored 10 points in the final 5:12. On Jan. 2, Wright set career highs with 19 points and four assists as he shot 6-for-11 from the field, 4-for-7 from three-point range, and 3-for-4 from the free-throw line.
 
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.