Dec 4, 2006

Div. III Men's Basketball Players of the Week

For the week ending December 4, 2006

Division III - New England

Player of the Week

Tyler Muzzy
- Husson College
Senior, Forward, Greenville, Maine

Muzzy lead the Eagles to a 3-0 this week and 2-0 in NAC play, averaging 30 points and 9 rebounds in the two conference wins. He had 17 points and 7 rebounds in a win over Mount Ida and a career high 35 points and 11 rebounds in a 93-90 win over Lesley University. The senior finished the weekend 19-32 from the field (4-7 3fg) and 10-12 from the foul line.

Honor Roll

Jake Weitzen, Tufts University; Devin Ruocco, Plymouth State University

Division III - Upstate

Amseshem Foluke-Henderson - State University of New York at New Paltz
Junior, Guard/Forward,
Queens, N.Y.

Foluke-Henderson averaged 16.8 points and 9.0 rebounds in four games. He capped it off with double-doubles vs. Fredonia State (13 points, 13 rebounds) and Buffalo State (30 points, 13 rebounds). Foluke-Henderson shot 56 percent from the field during the week (28 of 56), topped by his 13 of 20 effort vs. Buffalo State. He also had 10 steals in the four games, and blocked three shots.

Honor Roll

Eric Latendress, Cazanovia College

Division III - Metro

Player of the Week

Chadd Barnes- Rutgers University - Newark
Sophomore, Guard, 
Newark, N.J.

Barnes averaged 24.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game while shooting 53.3 percent from his guard position in a pair of key victories for the Scarlet Raiders. To open play in the NJAC, Barnes produced 24 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in Newark's 75-68 league-opening victory over Richard Stockton.

Honor Roll

Virgil Gray II, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sean Weismuller College of Staten Island.

Division III - Southern

Co-Player of the Week

Sami Wylie-Lincoln University
Senior, Guard,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Wylie scored a career high and school record 69 points during a 201-78 victory over Ohio State-Marion Saturday afternoon in the 25th Annual Joe Manchin Memorial tournament hosted by Salem International. Wylie was 23-for-44 from the field, 21-for-41 from 3-point distance and 2-for-3 from the foul line. Wylie's 21 3-pointers are a NCAA record. Wylie fueled a 2-1 week for 11th-ranked Lincoln. Wylie scored 14 points (all in the second half) and made four 3-pointers to help Lincoln defeat New Jersey City for the first time in school history, 92-84. Wylie also scored 22 points during Lincoln's 9079 loss to Division II Salem International.

Jimmy Curran-Lebanon Valley College
Senior, Guard,
Allentown, Pa.

Curran twice scored 28 points and shot a blistering 72.4% from the floor to lead Lebanon Valley to a pair of Commonwealth Conference victories. In a 79-74 win at Albright, Curran connected on 11 of 13 shots (2-for-3 from three-point range) while pulling down seven rebounds. He also made 4 of 5 free throws against the Lions. In a 79-73 victory over Elizabethtown, he made 10 of 16 field goals while shooting 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and 4-for-4 at the foul line. Curran also handed out seven assists against the Blue Jays.

Honor Roll

Kevin Buczynski, Penn State-Behrend; Ryan Roa, College Misericordia

 


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