Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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Gustys, Lee Named Men's Players of the Week
 
NEW YORK (Feb. 16, 2016) --- Rokas Gustys of Hofstra and, for the second time this season, Matthew Lee of Medgar Evers have been named Men’s Division I and Divisions II-III Players of the Week, respectively, by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
 
The designations, for games played Feb. 8-14, are unique in that they encompass players from 74 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
 
A 6-9 sophomore center from Lithuania, Gustys --- who also was named Colonial Athletic Association player of the week --- averaged 21.5 points on 19-of-25 shooting along with a burly 18 rebounds in leading the Pride (18-8) to a pair of CAA victories and sole possession of second place in the conference.
 
Gustys got his week started with a 25-point, 15-rebound effort in an 86-80 road win at William & Mary. Both totals represented game-highs and the point total tied Gustys' career-high. He was 12-16 from the field in the game and added three blocked shots.
 
Next he posted a career-high tying 21 rebounds along with 18 points while shooting 7-9 from the field and adding two blocked shots and a steal.
 
Gustys, who ranks fourth nationally in rebounds (12.3 rpg) and ninth nationally in field goal percentage, has four games of 20 or more rebounds this season, the most in a season since Kenneth Faried had six for Morehead State in 2010-11.
 
A 6-3 senior guard from Bloomfield, NJ, Lee --- who also was named CUNY Athletic Conference player of the week and previously was selected Met Player of the Week on Feb. 2 --- averaged 33.5 points last week in leading the Cougars (12-12) to a pair of CUNYAC victories.
 
The leading scorer in the CUNYAC and second nationally in Division III (30.0 ppg), Lee poured in a game-high 35 points while also providing a team-high six assists and seven rebounds as Medgar Evers edged Staten Island 83-82.
 
He then led the Cougars to their fifth straight victory, an 89-72 win over Brooklyn College, by racking up a game-high 32 points along with six rebounds, five steals and two assists.
 
In addition to his scoring, Lee also is averaging 7.3 rebounds and is shooting .860 at the free-throw line.
 
Players receiving MBWA Men’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Kevin Ferguson, Army; Ky Howard, NJIT; Jameel Warney, Stony Brook.
 
Players receiving MBWA Men’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Thomas Bonacum, Ramapo; Jalen Harris, NJCU; Evan Kupferberg, NYU; Patrick MacDonald, New York Maritime; Jeyvi Miavivuluku, Felician; Ned Ogoemesim, Caldwell; Jamail Stanley, SUNY Old Westbury; Shaquille Stokes, Mercy; Manny Suarez, Adelphi.
 
Previous MBWA 2015-16 Men's Players of the Week: Dec. 8, A.J. English, Iona, Div. I; Egzon Gjonbalaj, Brooklyn, Divs. II-III . . . Dec. 15, Luke Petrasek, Columbia, Div. I; Chinwe Wosu, New Jersey City, Divs. II-III . . . . Dec. 22, Jameel Warney, Stony Brook and Damon Lynn, NJIT, Div. I; Anthony Maestre, Manhattanville, Divs. II-III . . . Jan. 12,  A.J. English, Iona, Div. I; Evan Kupferberg, NYU, and Justin Reyes, St. Thomas Aquinas, Divs. II-III . . . Jan. 19, Teddy Okereafor, Rider, Div. I; Mike Klinger, Drew and John Snow, Rutgers-Newark, Divs. II-III . . . Jan. 26, Juan'ya Green, Hofstra, Div. I; Chima Ekekeugbor, Baruch, Divs. II-III . . . Feb. 2, Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall, Div. I; Matthew Lee, Medgar Evers, Divs. II-III . . . Feb. 9, Angel Delgado, Seton Hall Div. I; Evan Kupferberg, NYU, Divs. II-III.