Robinson, Jackson and Cormier Named Men's Basketball Players of the Week
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MAAC CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
JUSTIN ROBINSON, RIDER
Senior, Guard, 6-2, 190, London, England/Blair Academy
Robinson, a senior guard, led Rider to three consecutive wins in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic over Southern California, TCU and Loyola Marymount. He averaged 18.3 points per game and shot 60 percent from the field (18-30), 52.9 percent from three-point range (9-17) and 90.9 percent from the charity stripe (10-11). Robinson scored a career-high 28 points in Rider's 77-57 victory at USC.
CLARENCE JACKSON, SIENA
Senior, Guard, 6-4, 188, Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
Jackson, a senior guard, averaged 26.5 points, shot 65% (20-31) from the field and 62% (8-13) from 3-point range in a pair of road games this past week for the Saints. In Siena's narrow loss at Minnesota, he scored a career-high 29 points and also grabbed five rebounds, dished out four assists and collected two steals. In the Saints' win at CAA power Northeastern, Jackson scored 24 points and made 9-13 field goals.
MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
DYLON CORMIER, LOYOLA
Freshman, Guard, 6-2, 170, Baltimore, Md./Cardinal Gibbons
Cormier, a freshman guard, led the Greyhounds to a pair of wins during the week with 29 points and 13 rebounds while shooting 50.0 percent (8-16). He tallied career-high 20 points while missing just three shots in the game to lead the Greyhounds to the win over UMBC. He followed that with a career- and game-high eight rebounds and nine points in the win over Dartmouth.