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NEC Player of the Week: Iverson Fleming, LIU
NEC Rookies of the Week: Dachon Burke, RMU
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NEC MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Iverson Fleming, LIU Brooklyn
6’1”, 160 lbs.
Sr, G, North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick
Fleming claims his third NEC Player of the Week honor following a pair of clutch performances in LIU Brooklyn’s road sweep over regular season champion Mount St. Mary’s (69-65) and fellow contender Wagner (88-84 in OT) last week. The victories allowed the Blackbirds to sew up the #2 seed in this week’s NEC Tournament. The senior averaged 22.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and shot 53.3 percent from the field and 80.0 percent from the stripe. Fleming led all scorers in Thursday’s win at Knott Arena with 21 points on 8-13 shooting, and added three steals. His late layup was the game’s key play, giving the Blackbirds a four point edge with 13 seconds on the clock. Two days later, he finished with 18 of his 23 points in the second half and overtime as LIU rallied for the win at Wagner. Fleming hit the go-ahead trifecta with 2:44 left in the extra session, and then hit another triple to push the Blackbirds’ lead to four with 26 seconds to play. His two free throws with six seconds remaining iced the game. Fleming has lifted his scoring from 4.7 ppg last season to 14.7 ppg in 2016-17, which ranks him seventh in the NEC. The North Brunswick, NJ native has scored over 20 points in each of his last three outings.
NEC MEN'S BASKETBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Dachon Burke, Robert Morris
6’4”, 180 lbs.
Fr., G, Orange, NJ/Orange (Coastal Academy)
Burke was lights out from the field in a pair of Robert Morris wins last week that secured the Colonials the #7 in the NEC Tournament. He averaged 15.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per outing, while converting at a 63.2 percent clip from the floor. He also sank 4-6 shots from three-point territory and committed just two turnovers in 57 minutes. Burke opened his week with 13 points on 6-10 shooting to go along with three steals in Thursday’s 77-76 win over Fairleigh Dickinson. In RMU’s regular season final, the Orange, NJ product hit 6-9 shots, including 3-4 from distance, and tallied a career-high 17 points and four rebounds as the Colonials posted a 79-72 win over Sacred Heart in the final game at the Sewall Center. Burke is currently the third-leading scorer for RMU with 7.9 ppg and he averaged 10.2 ppg in NEC play. He leads all NEC freshmen and ranks fifth overall with 1.6 spg, and has at least one swipe in each of the last 13 contests.
NEC PRIME PERFORMERS
Nisre Zouzoua (BRY, So, G)
Zouzoua paced all NEC players last week with 26.0 ppg for the Bulldogs. He hit 12 shots from three-point range over two games, including a career-best matching seven triples in Bryant’s win over CCSU on Saturday. Zouzoua leads the NEC in scoring at 20.2 ppg and 3.0 three-pointers per outing.
Isaiah Still (RMU, So, G)
Still comes off a terrific week that saw him average 21.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg. He shot 52.4 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from three-point territory where he made 8-14 attempts. Still caught fire in RMU’s win over SHU on Saturday, scoring 23 of his career-high 28 points in the second half. He also drained 6-7 from distance in the last game to be played at the Sewall Center.
Michael Carey (WC, Sr, G)
Carey averaged a double-double last week with 19.0 ppg and 11.5 rpg as Wagner clinched the #3 seed in the NEC Tournament. He recorded 14 points and 15 boards in Thursday’s win over Bryant and scored a season-high 24 points in Saturday’s OT loss to fellow NEC contender LIU Brooklyn.
Corey Henson (WC, Jr, G)
Henson put up 20.0 ppg for Wagner last week, highlighted by a 25-point outing in the Seahawks’ overtime setback to LIU Brooklyn on Saturday. In that game he hit 6-11 shots from three-point range.