Iona Sweeps Final Men's Basketball Weekly Awards of 2014
MAAC Sports
Player of the Week
David Laury, Iona
Sr., F, 6-9, 245, East Orange, N.J./Lamar State - Port Arthur (TX)/Niagara Prep
Senior David Laury led the Gaels with 20.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in a pair of 19-point wins last week. Laury also posted a 50.0 field goal percentage, 3.0 assists and 0.5 blocks. The Gaels handed CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast an 86-67 defeat at the Hynes Center. Laury posted 23 points and a team-high eight rebounds, shooting 63.6 percent from the field. In an 81-62 win at Drexel, Laury posted his fifth double-double in his last seven appearances with 17 points and 10 rebounds and added three assists in 32 minutes of play.
Rookie of the Week
Schadrac Casimir, Iona
Fr., G, 5-10, 155, Stamford, Conn./South Kent School/Trinity Catholic
Rookie Schadrac Casimir had a pair of 16-point efforts in Iona’s pair of 19-point wins over Florida Gulf Coast at home and Drexel on the road. Casimir added five rebounds and four assists against the Eagles on Tuesday before three rebounds and a season-best five assists against the Dragons on Sunday. Casimir averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists to just 1.0 turnover and added a steal on the week.