Player of the Week
Jalen Leach, Fairfield
Sr., Nyack, NY, Tilton School (NH)
Jalen Leach averaged 22.0 points per game in a 3-0 week of MAAC action for the Stags. Leach shot .571 from the field, including five three-pointers, and .867 from the free throw line. He cracked the 20-point plateau twice, including a career-high 29 points en route to serving Saint Peter's its first and only MAAC loss to date. Leach filled out his statsheet with 3.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.7 steals per game, playing 34.3 minutes per contest.
Rookie of the Week
Ahmad Henderson II, Niagara
Fr., Monee, IL, Brother Rice
Henderson averaged 21.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 steals per game as Niagara went 2-1 last week. Henderson scored 27 points vs. Siena, going 9-for-17 from the floor, including three 3's. At Rider, Henderson hit the go-ahead shot in a 14-point performance. Finally, at Mount St. Mary's, Henderson recorded his fifth 20-point game this season with a 23, going 7-for-15 from the field and 3-for-6 from behind the arc. Henderson finished the week shooting 50.0 percent from the field, including 44.4 percent from 3-point land, and 93.3 percent at the line.
The 2023-24 campaign culminates with the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 12-16 at Atlantic City's Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fifth consecutive year dating back to 2020. For all information regarding the 2024 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 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, 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. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
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