NEW YORK (Feb. 4, 2025) ---
Madison Durr of Monmouth University has been named Division I Men’s Player of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
The designation, for games played Jan. 27-Feb. 2, is unique in that it encompasses players from 21 Met area Division I schools.
This is the first MBWA weekly honor for Durr.
A 6-5 junior guard from Atlanta, GA, Durr --- who also was named the Coastal Athletic Association player of the week --- averaged 33.5 points and was 33-of-33 at the free throw line in helping the Hawks (7-16) snare a pair of homecourt conference victories last week.
Durr’s 33 consecutive free throws made set a program record as Monmouth edged Drexel 104-97 in double overtime on Thursday and defeated Delaware 93-84 on Saturday.
In the game against Drexel, Durr scored 40 points and nailed 19-of-19 tosses at the free throw line. It was the eighth 40-point game in program history, and joined Abdi Bashir (32 points) in becoming the first two Monmouth players to have scored 30+ points in the same game.
Durr also set the OceanFirst Bank Center scoring record and the single-game record for made free throws with 19. It was the most free throw makes without a miss in program and CAA history as well as the most made free throws without a miss in the NCAA this season, and was the most FTM without a miss in the NCAA since Holland Woods of Portland State went 21-of-21 on Jan. 30, 2020, versus Montana.
To cap his week, Durr followed with 27 points and was 14-of-14 at the line against Delaware, netting his 33-of-33 free throws for the two games.
Players receiving MBWA Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Elijah Lewis, Marist; Tim Moore Jr., NJIT; Yaphet Moundi, Iona; Collin O’Connor, Stony Brook; Blake Peters, Princeton; Kadary Richmond, St. John’s.
Previous MBWA 2024-25 Division I Men’s Players of the Week: Dec. 10,
Xaivian Lee, Princeton; Dec. 17,
Dylan Harper, Rutgers; Jan. 7,
Ace Bailey, Rutgers; Jan. 14,
R.J. Luis Jr., St. John's; Jan. 21,
Ace Bailey, Rutgers; Jan. 28,
Mekhi Conner, Sacred Heart.