Player of the Week
Nelly Junior Joseph, Iona
Jr., Benin City, Nigeria, NBA Academy Africa (Senegal)
Junior Nelly Junior Joseph led the Gaels in two contests this week posting 15.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals, 1.5 assists and 0.5 blocks per game, shooting .571 from the field and a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe. Junior Joseph scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 27 minutes in a win over Ivy league front runner Princeton Tuesday and posted a team-high 21 points with six rebounds in 27 minutes at New Mexico Sunday.
Rookie of the Week
James Johns Jr., Fairfield
Fr., Claymont, DE, Long Island (N.Y.) Lutheran
James Johns Jr. averaged 9.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in a 1-1 week for the Stags. He netted eight points and three rebounds in Monday's loss to Yale, then posted 11 points, eight rebounds, a block and a steal in the Sunday rout of visiting Coast Guard.
The 2022-23 campaign culminates with the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 7-11 at Atlantic City's Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fourth consecutive year. For all information regarding the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please 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 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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