And the first awards of the season go to:
POTW: Jamal Wilson, URI (38 pts vs. George Mason)
ROTW: Kendall Anthony, Richmond (20 pts. vs American)
Chris Braswell and Pierria Henry both named to Honor Roll for their performances against NC Central.
Atlantic10.com: Wilson, Anthony Claim First A-10 Men’s Basketball Awards
And the weekly offering from CCT…
Collegechalktalk.com: A-10 Notebook: Wilson explodes, early power rankings and conference storylines
Have to think Braswell will at least make honor roll again this week even if he only has a mediocre game against Lamar. If he has another CMU performance, he could be player of the week.
Official week 2 (Nov 14-20) goes to:
POTW: Carl Jones, St. Joe’s - averaged 26 ppg in Charleston Classic, including 38 vs. Seton Hall
ROTW: Kendall Anthony, Richmond (2nd for KA) - 16.3 ppg average after 3 games
Niners on Honor Roll: Derrio Green and Pierria Henry
Atlantic10.com: Jones, Anthony Earn A-10 Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards
Plus week 2 from CCT, which gives a nice shoutout to GTG!!!
Collegechalktalk.com: Atlantic 10 Notebook: Is UMass back? How hot is Carl Jones? Chris Mooney is the king of the suburbs… and much more
Week 3 goes to:
Co-POTW: Brian Conklin, Saint Louis - 76 Classic MVP
Co-POTW: Kevin Dillard, Dayton - Old Spice Classic MVP
ROTW: Jonathon Holton, URI
Honor Roll Niners: Chris Braswell and Pierria Henry
Atlantic10.com: Conklin, Dillard, Holton Earn A-10 Weekly Awards
Plus this from CCT:
Collegechalktalk.com: Atlantic 10 Notebook: Much to be thankful for around the conference… including Kevin Dillard at Dayton
No surprises as Week 4 awards go to an X-Man and a Spider. In fact, UR’s Anthony picks up his 3rd Rookie of the Week honor.
POTW: Tu Holloway, Xavier
ROTW: Kendall Anthony, Richmond
Niners on Honor Roll: Deuce Briscoe and Pierria Henry
Atlantic10.com: Holloway, Anthony Selected For A-10 Weekly Awards
Over at CCT, Braz gets first mention in this week’s edition.
Collegechalktalk.com: Atlantic 10 Notebook: Biggest Surprises Edition
Finally, X up to #8 in AP and Coaches polls, while Saint Louis tumbles out of top 25 after the loss to LMU.
It’s all-Philly for week 5 honors.
Co-POTW: Carl Jones, St. Joe’s - 29 pts in W over #19 Creighton
Co-POTW: Ramone Moore, Temple - 32 pts in W over Villanova
ROTW: Anthony Lee, Temple
49ers on the Honor Roll: Chris Braswell and Pierria Henry
Atlantic10.com: Jones, Moore, Lee Selected For A-10 Weekly Awards
Plus JB gets some love this week from Ian at CCT for his performance against Davidson.
Another week, another shared POTW award.
Co-POTW: Demitrius Conger, Bona
Co-POTW: Langston Galloway, St. Joe’s
ROTW: Alex Gavrilovic, Dayton
Atlantic10.com: Conger, Galloway, Gavrilovic Earn A-10 Weekly Awards
Ian giving Braz some very nice love this week as concerns early projections on All Atlantic 10 performers! Plus Niners are #8 in the latest Power Poll.
Week 7 goes to:
Co-POTW: Darien Brothers, Richmond
Co-POTW: Chris Gaston, Fordham
ROTW: Jerrell Wright, La Salle
Honor Roll Niners: Javarris Barnett and Pierria Henry
Atlantic10.com: Gaston, Brothers, Wright Earn Weekly A-10 Awards - Dec. 26, 2011
While Henry has yet to be named ROTW, he has garnered 6 honor roll selections (out of a possible 7 thus far), so looks like his chances of being named to the All-Rookie team look pretty good at this point.
He’s already won it 3 times on Statsheet.com. They put less emphasis on the scoring “stat”, which helps Henry with their awards.
He’s already won it 3 times on Statsheet.com. They put less emphasis on the scoring “stat”, which helps Henry with their awards.[/quote]While it’s nice Henry is doing well over at Statsheet.com, he’s going to need to start winning the official award on a regular basis to have any chance at being named the A-10 Rookie of the Year, which right now is trending toward Kendall Anthony. Won’t have to wait long to see those two on the same court as the Spiders come to town next week.
Offense bias. 
He’s already won it 3 times on Statsheet.com. They put less emphasis on the scoring “stat”, which helps Henry with their awards.[/quote]While it’s nice Henry is doing well over at Statsheet.com, he’s going to need to start winning the official award on a regular basis to have any chance at being named the A-10 Rookie of the Year, which right now is trending toward Kendall Anthony. Won’t have to wait long to see those two on the same court as the Spiders come to town next week.[/quote]
Agreed. I don’t think he’s the leading candidate by any stretch. But at this point in the program, any publicity is good publicity.
Week 8 goes to:
POTW: B.J. Monteiro, Duquesne
Co-ROTW: Anthony Lee, Temple
Co-ROTW: Mike Powell, URI
BTW, no Niners on Honor Roll this time.
Atlantic10.com: Monteiro Earns Player, Powell, Lee Named Rookie of the Week - Jan. 2, 2012
While over at CCT, Niners get a grade of “B” for OOC play.
Collegechalktalk.com: Atlantic 10 Notebook: 2012 Style - Jan. 2, 2012
Really thought Henry would finally get a ROTW award, but alas, not to be. Week 9 goes to:
POTW: Khalif Wyatt, Temple
Co-ROTW: Mike Powell, URI
Co-ROTW: Bryan Smith, Fordham
Honor Roll Niners: Javarris Barnett and Pierria Henry
Atlantic10.com: Wyatt, Smith and Powell Win A-10 Weekly Awards (Jan. 9, 2012)
And Niners come in at #5 in latest CCT power rankings.
Collegechalktalk.com: Atlantic 10 Notebook: Week 1 Review (Jan. 9, 2012)
Meanwhile, Flyers the TOTW over at ESPN, while Niners and Explorers make the “More teams that impressed us” list.
[quote=“Run49er, post:17, topic:25874”]Really thought Henry would finally get a ROTW award, but alas, not to be. Week 9 goes to:
POTW: Khalif Wyatt, Temple
Co-ROTW: Mike Powell, URI
Co-ROTW: Bryan Smith, Fordham
Honor Roll Niners: Javarris Barnett and Pierria Henry[/quote] They do know he’s a freshman right? They must weight points too much in this stuff, hence why two guys on the 2 worst teams end up with the recognition this week. Not a big deal, but Henry deserved it.
It’s week 10 and all I can say is about time for a Niner to honored!
POTW: Andrew Nicholson, St. Bona
Co-ROTW: Pierria Henry, Charlotte
Co-ROTW: Jonathan Holton, URI
Honor Roll Niner: Chris Braswell
Atlantic10.com: Nicholson, Henry, Holton Chosen as Weekly Award Winners
Meanwhile, over at CCT, Niners fall out of the top 5 power rankings (and Ian speaks on that, among other Niner mentions).
Week 11 honorees are:
Co-POTW: Tyreek Duren, La Salle
Co-POTW: Matt Kavanaugh, Dayton
ROTW: Jonathan Holton, URI (3-time winner)
Niners on Honor Roll: Chris Braswell and Terrence Williams
Atlantic10.com: Kavanaugh, Duren, Holton Earn A-10 Weekly Honors
And from Ian at CCT…
Collegechalktalk.com: Atlantic 10 Notebook: Don’t sleep on Temple; Advantage Dayton…