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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

WINTER 2003-04
WEEK ENDING 1/4/04

PLAYER OF THE WEEK - WEEK 7

Donald Parrish, Rutgers University-Newark
Senior,
Guard, Newark, NJ/St. Patrick's of Elizabeth

Parrish earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after averaging 17.0 points, 11.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 73.1 percent from the field in a 2-1 week for Rutgers-Newark. He opened the week by tallying 13 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists in the Scarlet Raiders' 82-74 non-conference victory over Hunter. In Newark's 89-62 opening round victory over Waynesburg in the Lebanon Valley Tournament, he posted game totals of 15 points, four rebounds, four steals and a career-high 15 assists to advance the Raiders to the championship game. He wrapped up the week by notching 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting in Newark's 71-70 loss to host Lebanon Valley in the title game. Parrish, who earned All-Tournament honors at Lebanon Valley, shot 50 percent from three-point range in the three games combined (3-6) and a perfect 100 percent from the foul line (10-10).

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK - WEEK 7

Bryan Keller, Kean University
Freshman, Forward, Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway

Keller becomes the second consecutive Cougar to earn NJAC Rookie honors after helping Kean improve to 10-1 overall on the season with two victories at the Villa Julie Tournament. In Kean's 76-56 opening round win over Ferrum, he notched six points to help earn Cougar head coach Bruce Hamburger his 100th career victory. In the Cougars'  tournament championship game victory over host Villa Julie, he scored 12 points, including a pair of three-pointers, plus two assists as Kean secured an 87-50 win. With the victory over the host Mustangs, Keller and the Cougars have now won six straight and have not suffered defeat since December 10.  

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - WINTER 2003-04

  Player Rookie
Week 1 Charles Ransom
Ramapo
Jermont Horton
Rutgers-Newark
Week 2 Derick Grant
TCNJ
Abraham Williams
NJCU
Week 3 *Samar Battle
NJCU
Jermont Horton
Rutgers-Newark
Week 4 Brandon Constantine
William Paterson
Abraham Williams
NJCU
Week 5 Armet Coles
Kean
Rodney Ligon
NJCU
Week 6 Lamont Newell
Montclair State
Matt Betz
Kean
Week 7 *Donald Parrish
Rutgers-Newark
Bryan Keller
Kean

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well