BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Loyola freshman guard Deon Perry collected Patriot League GEICO Men’s Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week when the League office announced accolades on Monday.
Perry received his first GEICO Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and his third rookie of the week honor this season. The Baltimore native averaged 24.5 points on 55 percent (11-of-20) shooting from 3-point range in the Greyhounds’ wins over Holy Cross (90-68) and American (83-77, OT).
American junior forward Matt Rogers, Army West Point junior guard Jalen Rucker, Boston University graduate student forward Walter Whyte, Bucknell senior center Alex Timmerman, Colgate senior forward Keegan Records, Lafayette sophomore center Justin Vander Baan and Navy senior forward Daniel Deaver all received honorable mentions for their performances last week.
The Patriot League men’s basketball players of the week are selected in a vote by League media members and each school’s sports information director, who are not eligible to vote for their student-athletes.
2022-23 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Final Regular Season Standings
School | Patriot League | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
Colgate!* | 17-1 | .944 | 23-8 | .742 |
Navy* | 11-7 | .611 | 18-12 | .600 |
Lehigh* | 11-7 | .611 | 16-13 | .552 |
Army West Point* | 10-8 | .556 | 16-15 | .516 |
Boston University | 8-10 | .444 | 15-16 | .484 |
Lafayette | 7-11 | .389 | 9-22 | .290 |
American | 7-11 | .389 | 15-14 | .517 |
Loyola Maryland | 7-11 | .389 | 12-19 | .387 |
Holy Cross | 7-11 | .389 | 10-21 | .323 |
Bucknell | 5-13 | .250 | 11-19 | .367 |
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PATRIOT LEAGUE MEN’S BASKETBALL GEICO PLAYER AND ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Deon Perry, Loyola Maryland, Loyola Maryland, Fr., G, Baltimore, Md./Our Lady of Mount Carmel *Perry averaged 24.5 points on 55 percent (11-of-20) shooting from 3-point range to lead Loyola Maryland to wins against Holy Cross (90-68) and American (83-77, OT). *The Baltimore native scored a season-high 27 points on six 3-pointers and three steals in the Greyhounds’ win over the Crusaders on Wednesday. *He made five 3-pointers, scoring 22 points and two steals in an overtime victory over the Eagles on Saturday to earn a first-round home game in the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship.
HONORABLE MENTIONS Matt Rogers, American, Jr., F, Knoxville, Md./St. Maria Goretti *Rogers recorded a double-double with a season-high 24 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in an overtime loss against Loyola Maryland on Saturday. He finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals against Navy.
Jalen Rucker, Army West Point, Jr., G, Baltimore, Md./Gilman (USMAPS) *Rucker averaged 19.0 points and 4.5 assists to help Army West Point split a pair of games last week, including an 80-65 win over Holy Cross in the regular-season finale. He scored 24 points and dished out four assists in a loss against Boston University.
Walter Whyte, Boston University, Gr., F, New Haven, Conn./St. Luke’s School *Whyte averaged 14.0 points and 7.5 rebounds to lead Boston University to wins over Army West Point (73-67) and Lehigh (59-56) to clinch the No. 5 seed and a first-round bye in the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship. He posted a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in the regular-season finale against Lehigh.
Alex Timmerman, Bucknell, Sr., F/C, Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake Central *Timmerman averaged a double-double with 17.5 points and 11 rebounds to help Bucknell split a pair of games, including a 75-65 victory over Lafayette. He finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Lehigh on Wednesday before posting 16 points and 10 boards against the Leopards.
Keegan Records, Colgate, Sr., F, South Kingstown, R.I./St. Andrew’s *Records averaged 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds to help Colgate go 2-0 last week with wins over Lafayette (73-69) and Navy (64-60). The senior forward became the 40th Raider to reach 1,000 career points, then matched his career-high with 25 points against Navy.
Justin Vander Baan, Lafayette, So., C, Northbridge, Mass./Whitinsville Christian *Vander Baan averaged 22.0 points, 7.5 points, 2.0 assists and 2.0 blocked shots while shooting 68 percent (9-of-14) from the floor and 50 percent (3-of-6) from long distance.
Daniel Deaver, Navy, Sr., F, Falls Church, Va./Marshall *Deaver averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists during Navy’s 1-1 week. On Wednesday, he scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half of the Mids’ 70-54 win over American. The senior forward recorded a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds against Colgate on Saturday.
GEICO Men’s Basketball Player of the Week 11.14 – Walter Whyte, Boston University, Gr., F 11.21 – Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G 11.28 – Evan Taylor, Lehigh, Sr., G 12.5 – Xander Rice, Bucknell, Sr., G 12.12 – Johnny O’Neil, American, Jr., F 12.19 – Matt Rogers, American, Jr., F 12.26 – C.J. Fulton, Lafayette, So., G 1.3 – Gerrale Gates, Holy Cross, Sr., F 1.9 – Jalen Rucker, Army West Point, Jr., G 1.16 – Jalen Rucker, Army West Point, Jr., G 1.23 – Keegan Records, Colgate, Sr., F 1.30 – Tucker Richardson, Colgate, Sr., G 2.6 – Daniel Deaver, Navy, Sr., F 2.13 – Tyler Nelson, Navy, Sr., F 2.20 - Daniel Deaver, Navy, Sr., F 2.27 - Deon Perry, Loyola Maryland, Fr., G
GEICO Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week 11.14 – Braeden Smith, Colgate., Fr., G 11.21 – Coleton Benson, Army West Point, Fr., G 11.28 – Geoff Sprouse, American, Fr., G 12.5 – Geoff Sprouse, American, Fr., G 12.12 – Austin Benigni, Navy, Fr., G 12.19 – Coleton Benson, Army West Point, Fr., G 12.26 – Braeden Smith, Colgate. Fr., G 1.3 – Braeden Smith, Colgate, Fr., G 1.9 – Will Batchelder, Holy Cross, Fr., G 1.16 – Deon Perry, Loyola Maryland, Fr., G 1.23 – Will Batchelder, Holy Cross, Fr., G 1.30 – Josh Rivera, Lafayette, Fr., F 2.6 – Ethan Roberts, Army West Point, Fr., F 2.13 – Deon Perry, Loyola Maryland, Fr., G 2.20 - Braeden Smith, Colgate. Fr., G 2.27 – Deon Perry, Loyola Maryland, Fr., G
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