St. John's Heron Earns DI; OW's Marquez and Bloomfield's Washington Share DII-DIII

2/19/2019 9:35:44 AM

MBWA Players of the Week (2-11 to 2-17) 2018-19 / Week 10

FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com

Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
www.MetBasketballWriters.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
   
NEW YORK (Feb. 19, 2019) --- Mustapha Heron of St. John's in Division I, and Pedro Marquez of Old Westbury and Keith Washington of Bloomfield as co-winners in Divisions II-III, have been named Men’s Players of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
 
The MBWA designations, for games played Feb. 4-10, are unique in that they encompass players from 73 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
 
A 6-5 junior guard from Waterbury, CT, Heron --- who also was named Big East Conference player of the week --- averaged 23.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in helping St. John’s (19-7) achieve a pair of victories over Butler and No. 13-ranked Villanova last week. He shot a combined 54.2% (13-of-24) from the field, 50% (4-of-8) from 3-point range and 85% (17-of-20) at the free throw line.
 
Heron produced a season-high 28 points along with four rebounds and two steals in leading the Red Storm past Butler 77-73 in overtime at on-campus Carnesecca Arena. Next he scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half to to help St. John’s overcome a 19-point deficit to defeat Villanova 71-65 at Madison Square Garden.
 
A 6-0 junior guard from the Bronx, NY, Marquez --- who also was named the Skyline Conference player of the week --- averaged 29 points while shooting 55.9% (19-of-34) from the floor, including 56% (14-of-25) from beyond the arc, as the Panthers (15-10) defeated the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 77-74 at home and toppled St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn 72-67 on the road last week.
 
Marquez registered a career-best 31 points to go with five assists, three rebounds, a block and a steal in the victory over Merchant Marine. Next, in the Panthers regular season finale, he struck for 27 points along with a career-high six steals plus five rebounds, three assists and a block in the win over St. Joseph’s.
 
A 6-1 senior guard from Philadelphia, PA, Washington --- who also was named the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference player of the week and represents the second Bloomfield player in a row to earn the MBWA weekly designation following Rich Chapman --- averaged a whopping 37.5 points as the Bears (15-9) downed Nyack 95-79 on the road and whipped Wilmington 110-95 at home.
 
Washington posted 30 points, seven assists and three steals in the win at Nyack. Next he netted a career-high 45 points, along with six assists and seven rebounds, in beating Wilmington. Together the victories lifted Bloomfield into first place in the CACC’s North Division.
 
Players receiving MBWA Men’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Tajuan Agee, Iona; Andrew Garcia, Stony Brook; Nick Honor, Fordham; Myles Powell, Seton Hall; Glenn Sanabria, St. Francis Brooklyn; Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra.
 
Players receiving MBWA Men’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Bryan Griffin, Mercy; Ahmad Harrison, Caldwell; Gabriel Leifer, Yeshiva; Bryler Paige, Baruch; Sean Smith Jr., Manhattanville; George Riefenstahl, Farmingdale.
 
Previous MBWA 2018-19 Men’s Players of the Week: Dec. 4, Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra, Div. I; Elijah Lott, Purchase, Divs. II-III ... Dec. 11, Myles Powell, Seton Hall, Div. I; Andre Harris, Baruch, and Sean Smith Jr., Manhattanville, Divs. II-III ... Dec. 18, Shamorie Ponds, St. John's (Div. I); Kendall Francis, Mount Saint Mary, and Curtis Jenkins, Molloy (Divs. II-III) ... Jan. 8, Shamorie Ponds, St. John's (Div. I); Enike Anyia, Sarah Lawrence, and Andre Harris, Baruch (Divs. II-III) ... Jan. 15, Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra (Div. I); Conor McGuinness, Adelphi (Divs. II-III) ... Jan. 22,  Eli Pemberton, Hofstra (Div. I); Enike Anyia, Sarah Lawrence (Divs. II-III) ... Jan. 29, Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra (Div. I); Bryan Griffin, Mercy (Divs. II-III) ... Feb. 5, Myles Powell, Seton Hall, Div. I; Brandon Jacobs, Pace, and Alan McDonald, Old Westbury (Divs. II-III) ... Feb. 13, Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra (Div. I); Rich Chapman, Bloomfield, and Gabriel Leifer, Yeshiva (Divs. II-III).