Glover and Bowie Earn MAAC Men's Basketball Weekly Honors
MAAC Sports
MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MIKE GLOVER, IONA
Junior, Forward, 6-7, 215, Bronx, N.Y./Coll. of Eastern Utah
Glover, a junior forward, averaged 29.7 points and 12.7 rebounds in Iona's 3-0 week, posting double-doubles in all three contests. He shot 67.3% (35-for-52) from the field. In the Gaels' two MAAC wins, he averaged 34.5 points per game, including a 39-point, 14-rebound effort against Canisius. On ESPN.com's Daily Leaderboard, Glover had the top effort in the nation in the win over Canisius and the second best in the win over Niagara. Glover became the second player in Iona history (Jeff Ruland) to record back-to-back double-doubles with 30 or more points.
MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
JAY BOWIE, MARIST
Freshman, Guard/Forward, 6-5, 210, Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep
Bowie, a freshman guard/forward, averaged 13.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game, leading the Red Foxes to conference wins over Niagara and Canisius this past weekend. He also shot .563 (9-for-16) from the field, .375 (3-for-8) from three-point range and .750 (6-for-8) from the free-throw line. Bowie notched the first double-double of his career against Niagara on Dec. 3, as he finished with career highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds. He shot 5-for-8 from the field while also notching two steals, a blocked shot and an assist against the Purple Eagles. Bowie followed that up with a 12-point, nine-rebound, two-steal performance against Canisius on Dec. 5, in which he shot 4-for-8 from the field.