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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

WINTER 2007-08
WEEK ENDING 12/2/07

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

Lamar Wright, Kean University
Senior, Guard
Galloway, NJ/Absegami

Wright earns NJAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors after averaging 27.0 points and 3.0 assists per game in a pair of non-conference contests for the Cougars. He first tallied a season-high 29 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the field while adding four rebounds in Kean’s 77-70 loss to Moravian. Two nights later, he registered 25 points, five assists, and three steals in the Cougars’ 80-72 defeat to King’s. Wright, who shot 58 percent from the field in the two games combined, currently leads the NJAC in scoring with an average of 25.8 points per game.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Ahmad Hassan, Ramapo College
Freshman, Guard
Leonia, NJ/Edgewater

Hassan earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after averaging 11.0 points, and 3.0 steals per game during a pair of contests at the Salisbury University Optimist Classic. He opened the tournament by tallying two points and three rebounds in Ramapo’s 88-85 first round loss to Manhattanville. One night later, he registered 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field while adding six steals and three assists in only 21 minutes of action during the Roadrunners’ 91-68 consolation game victory over host Salisbury. Hassan currently ranks third in the NJAC in free throw percentage (.900).

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - WINTER 2007-08

 Player Rookie

Week 1

Jon Greene
Richard Stockton
Keith Williams
Kean

Week 2

Chadd Barnes
Rutgers-Newark
Tom McDermott
NJCU

Week 3

Lamar Wright
Kean
Ahmad Hassan
Ramapo

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well