Men's Basketball

NESCAC Men's Basketball Weekly Release - Nov. 27, 2023

NESCAC Player of the Week
David Brennan – Middlebury – Jr. – F – Boston, Mass.
Brennan recorded his first double-double (23 points, 21 rebounds) of the season and the 10th of his career in Middlebury's 90-86 victory over Endicott on Sunday. The Panther also registered three steals. The junior set career-highs in points and rebounds and the 21 boards tied for fourth in program history for a single-game mark. The victory was the 22nd game in which Brennan had pulled down double-digit boards in his career.  
 
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – Chris Hammond (Los Angeles, Calif.) poured in a career-high 33 points in a 93-46 win over Colby-Sawyer in the only game of the week for the Mammoths. The sophomore shot 65 percent from the floor (13-of-20) including a 75 percent shooting performance (9-of-12) in the second half. Hammond drained a career-high seven 3-pointers and shot 58 percent from beyond the arc in the win. At one point in the second half Amherst went on an 11-4 run over 74 seconds and Hammond scored all 11 points. He added six points, one assist, and one steal to the ledger that evening. 

Bates – Babacar Pouye (Carpinteria, Calif.) was solid in Tuesday's 78-68 win over previously unbeaten Southern Maine, scoring six points on 2-for-3 shooting and grabbing three rebounds. But he turned in his best performance of his rookie season to date on Sunday when Pouye poured in a career-best 18 points on 8-for-14 shooting, grabbed nine rebounds, and blocked two shots against Babson.

Bowdoin - Sophomore Kevin Reeves (Houston, Texas) scored a career-high 18 points with 14 rebounds as the Polar Bears earned a 62-60 road win at UMass Boston on Sunday.

Colby - Max Poulton (Wellesley, Mass.) led the Mules to two victories over the Thanksgiving week, averaging 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds. The sophomore's 28 points against Salve Regina marked a new career-high, going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the final 10 minutes to seal the two-point win for Colby. Poulton added four assists and two blocks across the set. Poulton also registered 12 points and seven boards in a win over neighboring Thomas College.

Conn. College - David Murray (Jackson Heights, N.Y.) averaged a team-high 19.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game last week while shooting 17-for-30 (56.7%) from the floor. The senior led the Camels with a double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds in a loss to Keene State and also added two assists, two blocks, and two steals. The forward netted a game-high 19 points with nine boards as Conn. College improved to 4-0 on the road and nabbed its first win at Eastern Connecticut State since 2016 with a 72-55 win over the Warriors.

Hamilton – Junior Hank Morgan (Caldwell, N.J.) scored 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting, grabbed nine rebounds, blocked a career-high four shots, and made two steals in a 77-65 setback at Drew, which was the lone game of the week for the Continentals.

Trinity – Senior Ben Callahan-Gold (New York, N.Y.) powered the Bantams' offense in a 95-60 victory at Elms College. Callahan-Gold poured in a game-high 29 points, shooting 11-of-20 from the floor and 5-of-10 from 3-point range, and added a game-high eight rebounds with two assists. 

Tufts – Scott Gyimesi (Fair Haven, N.J.) helped Tufts earn two more wins to stay unbeaten, as the Jumbos defeated MIT on Tuesday and knocked off UMass Boston on Saturday afternoon in the Black Collegiate Coaches Classic. Gyimesi averaged 17.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per game for the week. Gyimesi was 9-for-14 (64.3%) at MIT while grabbing 11 rebounds to go with 18 points. The sophomore followed with an 8-for-11 outing for 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds at UMass Boston. Gyimesi is averaging 16.8 points and 12.4 rebounds per game this season.

Wesleyan – Junior forward Jared Langs (Fairview, Texas) scored a career-high 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting while also shooting 2-for-4 from 3-point range, giving him multiple 3-pointers in a game for the first time in his career. Langs also added nine rebounds and three blocks in 25 minutes against Farmingdale State on Saturday. 

Williams – Senior Cole Prowitt-Smith (Fairfield, Conn.) finished with 13 points and five rebounds, going 6-for-10 from the field, in a 56-41 triumph over visiting Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Tuesday.