Seton Hall's Delgado (DI) and USMMA's Matt Miller (DII-III) Take Players of the Week
MBWA Players of the Week (12-12 to 12-18) 2016-17 / Week 3
FI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
www.MetBasketballWriters.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Delgado, Miller Tapped as Men's Players of the Week
NEW YORK (Dec. 20, 2016) ---
Angel Delgado of Seton Hall in Division I and
Matt Miller of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Divisions II-III have been named Men’s Players of the Week, respectively, by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
The designations, for games played Dec. 12-18, are unique in that they encompass players from 74 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
A 6-10 junior forward from the Dominican Republic, Delgado posted double-doubles -- averaging 17.5 points and 13.5 rebounds – in leading the Pirates (9-2) to a pair of victories last week, 67-64 over then No. 16 South Carolina and 81-68 over visiting Delaware.
Delgado had 13 points and 12 rebounds at Madison Square Garden against South Carolina, which features one of the toughest defenses in the country. His layup at the 4:32 mark broke a 57-57 tie, helping the Pirates come away with the victory.
Against the Blue Hens, Delgado dominated with 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting plus 15 rebounds and three assists.
It was the sixth and seventh double-doubles of the season for Delgado, who is the Big East’s leading rebounder (11.4 rpg) and now has 30 double-doubles in his college career.
A 6-3 senior guard from Augusta, GA, Miller --- who also was named Skyline Conference player of the week --- led the Mariners (4-7) to a pair of come-from-behind homecourt victories last year by shooting 16-of-30 (56.7%) from the floor and 6-of-13 (46.2%) from 3-point range. He averaged 22 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
Miller, the Skyline’s third-leading scorer (18.9 ppg), scored 18 points in a 61-56 win over previously unbeaten Yeshiva, then poured in a game-high 26 points in an 87-86 overtime triumph over Widener.
The Met Basketball Writers Players of the Week program will now take a two-week holiday break and renew its weekly announcements on Jan. 10.
Players receiving MBWA Men’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Stevie Jordan, Rider; Damon Lynn, NJIT; Quincy McKnight, Sacred Heart; Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra.
Players receiving MBWA Men’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Nick Davidson, Bloomfield; Charlie Marquardt, Molloy; Justin Reyes, St. Thomas Aquinas; William Robinson, Mercy; Jamail Stanley, SUNY Old Westbury; Sam Toney, NJCU; Ross Udine, NYU.
Previous MBWA 2016-17 Men’s Players of the Week: Dec. 6, Tim Coleman, NJIT, and Joseph Lopez, Sacred Heart, Div. I; Thomas Bonacum, Ramapo, Divs. II-III; Dec. 13, Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s, Div. I; Justin Reyes, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Jamail Stanley, SUNY Old Westbury, Divs. II-III.