 |  |
Men's Basketball Weekly Release - Week 3
Complete Men's Basketball Weekly Release in pdf format
Photos courtesy of Brown Sports Information, Harvard Athletic Communications and Yale Sports Publicity
PRINCETON, N.J. -- It's another big week on Ivy League men’s basketball docket with 18 games on the Thanksgiving week schedule, highlighted by big matchups against Big 6 conference competition.
Fresh off its upset win at Boston College, Yale travels to Big Ten country Tuesday to face Illinois on ESPNU. Penn takes the trek across the state of Pennsylvania to take on Big East power Pittsburgh on Saturday in a game that will be broadcasted live on ESPN3.com. Closing out the weekend, Harvard welcomes Colorado out of the Big 12 to Lavietes Pavilion on Sunday in its first of four games against major conference foes this season.
CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Harvard sophomore guard Christian Webster (Washington, D.C.) helped the Crimson to wins over Holy Cross and Mercer. Webster turned in a career performance in the Crimson’s win at Mercer with 29 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field, including 3-of-4 from the three-point line, and 12-of-15 from the free throw line. He also had six rebounds on the day, including four key offensive boards. Webster contributed 12 points and five rebounds in Harvard’s win over Holy Cross earlier in the week.
Webster’s Statistics for the Week
| MIN | FG-A | PCT | 3FG-A | PCT | FT-A | PCT | REB | A | B | S | PTS | |
| at George Mason |
31 |
5-9 |
0.566 |
2-4 |
0.500 |
0-0 |
0.000 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
| vs. Holy Cross | 39 | 7-11 | 0.636 | 3-4 | 0.750 | 12-15 | 0.800 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| TOTALS | 35.0 | 12-20 | 0.600 | 5-8 | 0.635 | 12-15 | 0.800 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 20.5 |
Yale sophomore guard Austin Morgan (Reno, Nev.) to put up two big-time performances, leading the Bulldogs in scoring, in road games at Providence and Boston College. Morgan scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half against Providence, sparking Yale to a six-point lead before the Friars bounced back for the three-point win. He was red hot in the Bulldogs’ upset win at Boston College with a career-high 25 points, along with two rebounds and four assists. Morgan connected on 16 of his 25 points in the first half, hitting 5-of-6 three-pointers, as he helped Yale to a 30-25 halftime lead, a lead the Bulldogs never relinquished.
Morgan’s Statistics for the Week
| MIN | FG-A | PCT | 3FG-A | PCT | FT-A | PCT | REB | A | B | S | PTS | |
| at Providence |
32 |
5-12 |
0.417 |
3-6 |
0.500 |
3-5 |
0.600 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
| at Boston College |
31 |
9-14 |
0.643 |
6-9 |
0.667 |
1-2 |
0.500 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
| TOTALS |
31.5 |
14-26 |
0.538 |
9-15 |
0.600 |
4-7 |
0.571 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
20.5 |
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Brown freshman guard Sean McGonagill (Brookfield, Ill.) was steady at the point, handing out a career-high eight assists in the Bears’ win over Sacred Heart, while also scoring nine points and grabbing three rebounds. McGonagill also turned in a solid performance against Rhode Island, scoring a team-high 11 points, while dishing out five assists and pulling down five rebounds.
McConagill’s Statistics for the Week
| MIN | FG-A | PCT | 3FG-A | PCT | FT-A | PCT | REB | A | B | S | PTS | |
| at Rhode Island |
35 |
4-8 |
0.500 |
2-5 |
0.400 |
1-2 |
0.500 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| vs. Sacred Heart |
32 | 3-4 | 0.750 | 2-3 | 0.667 | 1-2 | 0.500 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| TOTALS | 33.5 | 7-12 | 0.582 | 4-8 | 0.500 | 2-4 | 0.500 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 10.0 |
HONOR ROLL
Noruwa Agho, Columbia, Junior, Guard (New York)
18.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.3 apg
19 pts. at Longwood, 18 pts. at St. John’s
Zack Rosen, Penn, Junior, Guard (Colonia, N.J.)
13.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 6.0 apg
12 asts., only 1 turnover in 2 games
Dyami Starks, Columbia, Freshman, Guard (Duluth, Minn.)
12.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg
15 pts. at St. John’s, 12 pts. vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore
Peter Sullivan, Brown, Senior, Forward (Wilmette, Ill.)
17.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5.0 apg
Game-high 25 pts., 5 asts. at Rhode Island
Jabari Trotter, Dartmouth, Junior, Guard (Northridge, Calif.)
18.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.7 spg
Career-high 24 pts. at Hartford
Chris Wroblewski, Cornell, Junior, Guard (Highland Park, Ill.)
19.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.5 apg
Career-high 25 pts vs. St. Bonaventure
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Monday, November 22
Cornell at Lehigh, 7 pm
1-Princeton at James Madison, 7 pm
Tuesday, November 23
1-Bucknell at Princeton, 4:30 pm
Colgate at Columbia, 7 pm
Quinnipiac at Dartmouth, 7 pm
Lafayette at Penn, 7 pm
Yale at Illinois, 9:45 pm [ESPNU]
Wednesday, November 24
St. Francis (N.Y.) at Brown, 4 pm
Harvard at Bryant, 4 pm
1-Presbyterian vs. Princeton, 4:30 pm
Saturday, November 27
Brown at New Hampshire, 1 pm
Army at Yale, 2 pm
Colgate at Dartmouth, 2 pm
Cornell at Boston University, 5 pm
Penn at Pittsburgh, 7 pm [ESPN3.com]
Sunday, November 28
Colorado at Harvard, 2 pm
Columbia at American, 2 pm
Siena at Princeton, 2 pm
Key:
1-O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic (Harrisburg, Va.)
