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ECC Men's Basketball Report - Week 13

ECC Men's Basketball Report - Week 13
Posted: Feb 13, 2023

Player of the Week
Willie Kondrat, D'Youville (Gr, G/F - Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Kondrat had an incredible performance, scoring 31 points and adding 14 rebounds, three assists, and three steals against conference foe Roberts Wesleyan on February 11. His efforts helped lead the Saints to victory defeating the Redhawks, 74-68. Kondrat shot 50 percent (10-for-20) and 66.7 percent from three-point range (4-for-6) in the win. 

Defensive Player of the Week
 Hartnel Haye, Dist. Columbia (So, F - Camden, N.J.)
Haye averaged 12.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in a 2-0 week for the Firebirds. He also averaged 10.5 points per game. In the Firebirds' win over Molloy, he pulled a season-high 15 rebounds, with two steals and a block, while adding 17 points.

Rookie of the Week
 Kyle Pulliam, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fr, G - Silver Spring, Md.)
Pulliam recorded 26 points, six rebounds, and a steal in STAC's road victory at Mercy. The freshman guard shot 70 percent from the field (7-for-10), 75 percent from three (6-for-8), and 100 percent from the foul line (6-for-6).

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Jayden Dewaal, Mercy (Jr, F - Toronto, Ontario)
 Dewaal averaged 13.0 points per game and a team-high 17.0 rebounds (9.5 defensive) and 2.0 blocks per game as Mercy went 1-1 on the week. The junior opened the week with a team-high 20 points and a game-high 23 rebounds and three blocks against STAC on Wednesday. The forward ended the week with six points and 11 rebounds in the win over Bridgeport on Saturday.

Sunnie Diamond, Queens (So, G - Hiram, Ga.)
Diamond averaged 23.0 points on 51.5% shooting, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 1.5 blocks as the sophomore tallied 46 points, 13 rebounds, six steals, and three blocks on the week. Diamond began the week matching a career-high 24 points on 62.5% shooting with five rebounds, three steals, and two blocks against Staten Island. The Georgia native concluded the week recording a team-high 22 points with eight rebounds, three steals, and one block against District of Columbia at home on Saturday afternoon.

Jahmir Marable-Williams, Dist. Columbia (Sr, G - Philadelphia, Pa.)
Marable-Williams was all over the stat sheets, averaging 14.0 points, 7.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game in a 2-0 week. In the win over Molloy, he posted 13 points, eight assists, and four rebounds and in the win over Queens, he had 14 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and two steals. He also shot at 52.6 percent from the field on the week.

 Chris Velasquez, Staten Island (Sr, G - Staten Island, N.Y.)
Velasquez scored a career-high 26 points on 11-18 shooting in Wednesday's win over Queens to go along with 6 rebounds and 2 assists. After another solid 15-point scoring performance against Molloy on Saturday, he finished the week averaging 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2 assists as the Dolphins moved closer to securing their first playoff berth as a Division II program.

ECC Men's Basketball Players of the Week

Date     Player Defensive Rookie
11/14 Joey Atkins, Daemen       Messiah Mallory, Staten Island       James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas
11/21 James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas        Micah Campbell, Dist. Columbia        James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (2) 
11/28 Antonio Vendola, St. Thomas Aquinas  Jayden Dewaal, Mercy Sean Conroy, Mercy
12/5 Darren Fergus, Molloy  Tyler Carey, Queens James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (3)
12/12 Messiah Mallory, Staten Island  DeVante Jamison, St. Thomas Aquinas        James Chestnut, Staten Island 
12/19 Billy Reyes, Molloy  Nicholas Johnson, Roberts Wesleyan James Chestnut, Staten Island (2) 
1/3 Jamal Barnes, St. Thomas Aquinas  Joey Atkins, Daemen James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (4)
1/9 James Chestnut, Staten Island  Justin Hemphill, Daemen James Chestnut, Staten Island (3)
1/17 Andrew Mason, Daemen  Joey Atkins, Daemen (2) Ryan Garwood, Roberts Wesleyan
1/23 Darren Fergus, Molloy (2)  Tyler Carey, Queens (2) James Patterson, St. Thomas Aquinas (5)
1/30 Darren Fergus, Molloy (3)  Tyler Carey, Queens (3) Kyle Pulliam, St. Thomas Aquinas
2/6 Jayden Dewaal, Mercy  Jayden Dewaal, Mercy (2) Kyle Pulliam, St. Thomas Aquinas (2)
2/13 Willie Kondrat, D'Youville  Hartnel Haye, Dist. Columbia Kyle Pulliam, St. Thomas Aquinas (3) 

Standings

  Conference
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 Overall
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 GP Record Win % PF PA GP Record Win % GF GA Last 10 Streak
St. Thomas Aquinas 1. * 16 15-1 0.938 1410 1160 31 26-5 0.839 2622 2243 8-2 Lost 1
Daemen 2. 16 12-4 0.750 1239 1058 28 20-8 0.714 2091 1830 8-2 Lost 1
Dist. Columbia 4. 16 10-6 0.625 1304 1222 27 13-14 0.481 2203 2144 7-3 Lost 1
Molloy 3. 16 10-6 0.625 1229 1223 29 11-18 0.379 2135 2298 4-6 Lost 3
Roberts Wesleyan 6. 16 7-9 0.438 1232 1322 26 10-16 0.385 1939 2092 4-6 Lost 1
Staten Island 5. 16 7-9 0.438 1158 1217 28 9-19 0.321 2010 2168 4-6 Lost 1
Queens (N.Y.) 16 5-11 0.313 1196 1216 28 8-20 0.286 2003 2064 2-8 Won 1
Mercy 16 3-13 0.188 1191 1408 26 6-20 0.231 1896 2148 4-6 Lost 1
D'Youville 16 3-13 0.188 1163 1296 25 4-21 0.160 1749 2092 1-9 Lost 3

Last Week's Results

Wednesday February 08, 2023
St. Thomas Aquinas *
81
Mercy
63
Wednesday, February 08
Final
Queens (N.Y.) *
67
Staten Island
73
Wednesday, February 08
Final
Molloy *
71
Dist. Columbia
88
Wednesday, February 08
Final
Washington D.C. | Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson Sports Complex
Daemen *
88
Roberts Wesleyan
65
Wednesday, February 08
Final
Saturday February 11, 2023
Dist. Columbia *
81
Queens (N.Y.)
73
Saturday, February 11
Final
Flushing, N.Y. | South Gym
Staten Island *
57
Molloy
77
Saturday, February 11
Final
Roberts Wesleyan *
68
D'Youville
74
Saturday, February 11
Final
Buffalo, N.Y. | College Center Gym
Mercy
79
Bridgeport
72
Saturday, February 11
Final
* Conference

Upcoming Games

Wednesday February 15, 2023
Queens (N.Y.)
74
Wilmington (Del.)
92
Wednesday, February 15
Final
Staten Island
60
New Haven
83
Wednesday, February 15
Final
Friday February 17, 2023
St. Thomas Aquinas *
57
Daemen
83
Friday, February 17
Final
Mercy *
81
D'Youville
79
Friday, February 17
Final
Buffalo, N.Y. | College Center Gym
Saturday February 18, 2023
Staten Island *
70
Dist. Columbia
80
Saturday, February 18
Final
Washington D.C. | Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson Sports Complex
Queens (N.Y.) *
81
Roberts Wesleyan
95
Saturday, February 18
Final
Sunday February 19, 2023
Mercy *
51
Daemen
82
Sunday, February 19
Final
St. Thomas Aquinas *
93
D'Youville
71
Sunday, February 19
Final
Buffalo, N.Y. | College Center Gym
* Conference

NCAA Statistical Rankings

Through Games February 12

ECC Single Game-Highs

Individual
 Points: 38 - Darren Fergus, Molloy (vs. Mercy, 1/18)
Rebounds: 23 - Jayden Dewaal, Mercy (vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 2/8)
Assists: 14 - James Chestnut, Staten Island (vs. Saint Michael's, 11/22)
Steals: 9 - Will Kondrat, D'Youville (vs. Staten Island, 2/5)
Blocks: 7 - Joey Atkins, Daemen (vs. Dist. Columbia, 2/5)
Field Goals Made: 12 - Two times (Last: James Chestnut, Staten Island vs. Daemen, 1/6)
Free Throws Made: 15 - Two times (Last: Will Kondrat, D'Youville vs. Staten Island, 2/5)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 8 - Two times (Last: Jamal Barnes, St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 2/1)

Team
 Points: 116 - St. Thomas Aquinas (vs. Mercy, 1/11)
Rebounds: 56 - Two times (Last: Mercy vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 2/8)
Assists: 38 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Mercy, 1/28)
Steals: 20 - D'Youville (vs. Staten Island, 2/5)
Blocks: 12 - Daemen (vs. Dist. Columbia, 2/5)
Field Goals Made: 44 - Dist. Columbia (vs. Mercy, 1/28)
Free Throws Made: 30 - D'Youville (vs. Staten Island, 2/5)
Three Point Field Goals Made: 20 - St. Thomas Aquinas (vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 2/1)

ECC Team Notes

Daemen: The Wildcats (16-7, 9-4 ECC) posted an 88-65 win over Roberts Wesleyan in its lone game last week. Daemen has won four straight and 11 of its last 12 games. The Wildcats made their first 10 three-pointers during the win over RWU and finished 15-of-22 for the game. Junior Andrew Mason (Webster, N.Y.) has made 64 three-pointers on the year and is the first Daemen player to make 60 or more triples in a year since current assistant coach Jeff Redband made 100 in 2019-20. Mason closed out last week ranked third among all Division II players in three-point field goal percentage (.489), while redshirt senior Joey Atkins (Watervliet, N.Y.) ranked sixth nationally in total blocks (56). Atkins has totaled the most blocks in a season by a Daemen players since Gerald Beverly posted 110 rejections in 2014-15. Daemen hosts league-leading Saint Thomas Aquinas (Feb. 17) and Mercy (Feb. 19) this weekend.

District of Columbia: The Firebirds went 2-0 on the week defeating both Molloy and Queens and now sit in fourth in the conference standings. Their final two games of the regular season will be hosted at home with them welcoming the College of Staten Island next Saturday (Feb 18) at 1:00 p.m.

D'Youville: No team notes submitted.

Mercy: The Mercy College men's basketball team went 1-1 on the week with a win over Bridgeport and a loss to STAC. The Mavericks were led by junior Jayden Dewaal who averaged a double-double. Mercy resumes action on Friday when they play at D'Youville at 8 p.m.

Molloy: The Lions went 1-1 on the week, falling on the road at UDC during the week before topping Staten Island at home to end the week. Molloy will be off this week and will wrap up the regular season at Mercy (Feb. 22) and home against STAC (Feb. 25).

Queens: The Knights went 0-2 on the week falling to Staten Island and UDC. Sunnie Diamond averaged 23.0 points on 51.5% shooting, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 steals, and 1.5 block. Queens opens a three-game road stand beginning with non-conference action against Wilmington on Wednesday before traveling to Rochester against Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday in ECC action

Roberts Wesleyan: Roberts dropped two games last week with losses to Daemen and D'Youville. The Redhawks will host Queens on Saturday for their final home game of the regular season.

Staten Island: The Dolphins opened a 1-1 week on Wednesday with a win over Queens behind a career-high 26 points from senior Chris Velasquez. The Dolphins then suffered a loss to Molloy on Saturday, but they remain in control of their own destiny in the East Coast Conference playoff hunt.

St. Thomas Aquinas: The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Basketball team (21-3, 12-0 ECC) won their lone contest of the week, 81-63 at Mercy. STAC will next be in action on February 17 at Daemen (7:30 p.m.) and February 19 at D'Youville (3:00 p.m.).

Polls

NABC Division II Top 25
D2SIDA Division II Top 25
D2SIDA Division II East Region
NCAA East Region Poll (First poll released February 16)
ECC Preseason Poll

Previously in the Polls

NABC Top 25 Poll

  PRE     WK1     WK2    WK3     WK4     WK5     WK6     WK7     WK8     WK9     WK10     WK11
Daemen         RV - - - - - - - - - - -
St. Thomas Aquinas     25 RV RV 25 23 23 21 18 RV 23 18 18

D2SIDA Top 25 Poll

  PRE     WK1     WK2     WK3     WK4     WK5     WK6     WK7     WK8     WK9     WK10     WK11     WK12
Daemen - RV - - - - - - - - - - -
St. Thomas Aquinas     RV - - - RV 25 RV RV - RV - 25 18

 
D2SIDA East Region Poll

  PRE     WK1     WK2     WK3     WK4     WK5     WK6     WK7     WK8     WK9     WK10     WK11     WK12
Daemen 6 4 4 5 9 10 - - 9 9 8 10 8
St. Thomas Aquinas     5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 2

 

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