Men's Basketball

NESCAC Men's Basketball Weekly Release - Nov. 25, 2024

NESCAC Player of the Week
Hank Morgan – Hamilton – Sr. – G – Caldwell, N.J.
Morgan averaged 21.5 points and shot 61 percent (14-for-23) from the field including 6-of-12 from 3-point range in a 2-0 week for the Continentals. The senior was also 9-for-9 at the free-throw line. Morgan poured in 24 points and added three offensive rebounds, three assists, and two steals in a 93-76 win against SUNY Geneseo. At SUNY Polytechnic, the guard registered 19 points, five boards, and a blocked shot. Morgan's steal and layup with 3.0 seconds left lifted Hamilton to a 68-66 victory against the Wildcats.
 
NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst – In a 3-1 week for the Mammoths, Marc Garraud (Lynn, Mass.) scored in double figures in three of the four games, averaging 10.7 points per game. In a 75-61 win over Lynchburg, he scored 14 points and had eight assists. The sophomore added two rebounds and two steals. 

Bates – Babacar Pouye (Carpinteria, Calif.) tallied 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting against Husson on Wednesday. The sophomore scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, keying a second-half comeback that fell just short for Bates. Pouye also grabbed six rebounds and recorded two steals against the Eagles. The forward added his first double-double of the season, tallying 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting and 10 rebounds against the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Saturday. 
 
Bowdoin - Junior Kevin Reeves (Houston, Texas) scored a game-high 17 points with five boards and five blocks in a Saturday win over Emmanuel to help Bowdoin improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2017. For the week, Reeves averaged 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 blocks, and shot 70.5 percent from the field.

Colby – Max Poulton (Wellesley, Mass.) averaged 20.0 points across three games last week, including a new career-high 31 points in a 78-77 win over Penn State Altoona on Saturday.  The junior connected for a career-high seven 3-pointers.  Poulton has hit double-digits in each game this season, leading the NESCAC with 95 points in five games as the Mules are off to a 4-1 start.  

Conn. College – RJ Casey (Nashville, Tenn.) netted a season and game-high 19 points off the bench in a win over Hartford last week. The junior shot 4-for-6 from long range and added four assists and three rebounds in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Earlier in the week Casey finished with five points, two assists, and two steals in a loss to Coast Guard.
 
MiddleburyTristan Joseph (Norwalk, Conn.) drained eight 3-pointers in a 76-65 triumph over Stevens in the home opener on Saturday. The Panther was 9-for-14 from the floor while recording a career-high 28 points in the win. Joseph’s eight triples tied for second on Middlebury’s single-game list, a feat not achieved since 2007. The junior also posted 18 points and five boards in a 75-68 midweek victory over Clark, giving him an average of 23.0 points per game in a 2-0 week.
 
Trinity – Junior Jarrel Okorougo (Stoneham, Mass.) helped pace the Bantams' offense in a 2-0 week, averaging 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds, while shooting 50 percent from the floor with four assists. In a 79-54 victory over Hartford, Okorougo recorded 10 points, eight rebounds, one assist, and a steal. Okorougo logged his first double-double of the season, recording season-highs in points (20) and rebounds (11) in a victory over Elms.
 
Tufts – Guard James Morakis (Dallas, Texas) averaged 21.0 points per game on 54.8 percent shooting in a 2-0 week for the Jumbos. The junior went 17-for-31 from the floor in the pair of wins, adding 3.5 rebounds per game at the point guard spot. Against Suffolk, he posted 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and finished the week with 24 points (10-for-20) in a win over Endicott on Saturday.

Wesleyan – Named Tournament MVP, Ben Lyttle (New Rochelle, N.Y.) led the Cardinals to their sixth straight Herb Kenny Tournament title over the weekend. The sophomore averaged 11.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game, finishing with his first career double-double (12 points, 13 rebounds) in the title game against Albertus Magnus.

Williams – Guard Alex Lee (Houston, Texas) averaged 13.7 points per game, shot 53.6 percent from the field, and went 5-for-10 on 3-pointers in a 2-1 week for the Ephs. The junior scored a season-high 20 points, going 7-for-12 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, against No. 10-ranked Keene State on Sunday. Lee dropped 13 points, shooting 5-for-9 from the field in a 74-69 win at SUNY Oneonta on Wednesday. Lee added eight points, six rebounds, and five assists in an 85-36 win over Castleton on Saturday for the No. 25-ranked Ephs.