Cranford, Jr.’s second NEC Rookie of the Week honor comes on the heels of averaging 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals off the bench in a Saint Francis U split. Cranford was typically efficient, connecting on 50.0 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from three-point territory and 83.3 percent from the line. He registered 11 points, four rebounds and three assists in Friday’s 74-64 win over LIU that knocked the Sharks from the unbeaten ranks. Cranford followed that up with a 14-point, six-rebound effort in a narrow two-point defeat to Wagner. On the year, the Dayton native has posted analytics friendly shooting splits across the board, hitting 50.0 percent from the field, 41.5 percent from downtown and 90.0 percent from the line. At 9.9 ppg on the year, he ranks second among NEC freshmen in scoring.