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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

WINTER 2007-08
WEEK ENDING 2/3/08

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

Ken Dudley, Montclair State University
Sophomore, Guard
Willingboro, NJ/Burlington Tech

Dudley earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after averaging 20.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in a pair of key NJAC victories for the Red Hawks. He opened the week with a career-high 25 points, including 6-of-10 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range, as the Red Hawks erased a 10-point first half deficit for an 80-67 victory over defending NJAC champion Ramapo. He wrapped up the week with 16 points, including 14 in the second half, as Montclair erased a 13-point deficit with just 6:05 remaining in the second half for a 75-73 NJAC road win at Rutgers-Camden. In the win at Camden, he connected on two free throws with just 3.4 seconds remaining in regulation to propel the Red Hawks to their third consecutive NJAC victory. Dudley, who shot .500 (5-of-10) from three-point range in the two wins combined, currently leads the NJAC in assists with an average of 3.55 per game.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Keith Williams, Kean University
Freshman, Guard
Jersey City, NJ/Create Charter

Williams earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors for the fourth time this season after averaging 16.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in pair of NJAC contests for the Cougars. He opened the week by tallying 18 points, six rebounds, and three assists in a 71-63 NJAC loss to Rowan. He wrapped up the week by notching 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor in just 20 minutes of action during the Cougars’ 71-69 NJAC road defeat at Ramapo. Williams, who shot .500 (11-of-22) from the field in the two games combined, currently ranks tied for third in the NJAC in steals (2.21 per game).

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

Week 4

*Matt Byrnes
Rowan
James Williams
Montclair State

Week 5

Abdoulaye Ouedraogo
William Paterson
James Williams
Montclair State

Week 6

Matt Byrnes
Rowan
Gabriel Paul
William Paterson

Week 7

David Cherry
Rutgers-Newark
Ralph Jones
Rutgers-Newark

Week 8

Chadd Barnes
Rutgers-Newark
Keith Williams
Kean

Week 9

Omar Alston
Ramapo
Keith Williams
Kean

Week 10

Matt Byrnes
Rowan
Jonathan Jones
Kean

Week 11

*Matt Byrnes
Rowan
Ahmad Hassan
Ramapo

Week 12

Ken Dudley
Montclair State
Keith Williams
Kean

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well