CACC Athletics :MARTINEZ NAMED MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MARTINEZ NAMED MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

February 5, 2007

NEW HAVEN, CT - Nyack College guard Sheanan Martinez has been named Men's Basketball Player of the Week in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) for the week ending Sunday, February 4th. James Harper of Felician College has been picked for the Rookie of the Week award.

Martinez, a 6-0 junior guard from Haverstraw, NY, notched a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists in a win over Bloomfield on Tuesday. He followed with a 31-point, 10-rebound, six-assist effort in a victory over Goldey-Beacom. For the week, he averaged 26.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 9.5 assists per-game while shooting 75.8-percent (22-of-29) from the field.

Harper, a 6-4 freshman guard/forward from Eatontown, NJ, averaged 16.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per-game in a 2-0 week for the Golden Falcons. He registered 18 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Post and added 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals versus Caldwell.

Honorable Mention

Christian Burns, Philadelphia - Poured in 34 points and 17 rebounds in an overtime victory over Wilmington.

Michael Pierrot, Felician - Averaged 23.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 blocks in a 2-0 week.

Arthur Robertson, Post - Averaged 25.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in a 1-1 week for the Eagles.

Prince Jackson, Dominican - Tallied 27 points and nine rebounds in a victory over Bloomfield.

CACC Notes

Caldwell - Senior guard Jean Georges made 16-of-17 from the charity stripe to finish with a season-high 27 points in a 69-56 non-conference win over Adelphi University on Jan. 30. After scoring a team-best 19 points against Felician on Feb. 1, Georges now has scored 1,279 points in his career, placing him fifth on Caldwell's all-time scoring list.

Felician - Felician has won three consecutive games for the first time this season. Junior G/F Jason James had 18 points all season before scoring 19, including seven in overtime, in Thursday's victory over Caldwell. James made 5 of 7 three-point attempts after entering the game 4 for 24 on the year from long range. Both Golden Falcon victories last week avenged early-season road losses. Post had won a school-record eight consecutive games, and Caldwell four in a row, before losing to Felician. Felician improved to 7-1 at home (losing to Holy Famly, 79-69, on Jan. 4). Senior center Michael Pierrot averaged 23.1 points and 10.3 rebounds, with seven double-doubles, in nine January games.

Philadelphia - Head Coach Herb Magee became the all-time leader in NCAA Division II coaching victories with the overtime win over Wilmington College, earning his 829 win. Senior center Christian Burns continues his march toward his 1,000th career collegiate point at Philadelphia University and needs just 44 to reach the milestone. Burns would become the 44th men's player in school history to reach the plateau and would do so in less than two seasons with the Rams.

Post - Head Coach Mike Donnelly won his 50th career game on Saturday against USP at the Drubner Center, as the Eagles extended their home winning streak to 10 games. Junior Arthur Robertson notched his fifth double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 rebounds in the 72-63 win over USP. Sophomore Jesse Iyalekhue had 11 points and junior Peter Lawal added 10 to help the Eagles improve to 11-4 in CACC play. On Tuesday the Eagles were tripped up on the road at Felician falling, 92-89, behind a career-high 31 points, including nine in the final minute of play, from Robertson. Post had six players in double figures. Post is back in action on Saturday afternoon with a road game at Goldey-Beacom.

USP - The Devils are ranked 13th nationally in scoring defense (61.8 pts. Allowed /gm) and 54th nationally in field-goal % defense (41.9%) in the latest NCAA statistics release.