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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

WINTER 2006-07
WEEK ENDING 12/17/06

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

Jonathan Arthur, Montclair State University
Junior, Forward
Maplewood, NJ/Columbia

Arthur earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after tallying a double-double 28 points and 16 rebounds in the Red Hawks’ 81-62 NJAC victory over Rutgers-Camden. His career-high 28 markers came on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor and 8-of-11 shooting from the free throw line, while his 16 boards fell just one shy of his career high. Arthur currently ranks second in the NJAC in rebounding (10.8 per game), third in the league in field goal percentage (.561), and fourth in the conference in scoring (17.8 points per game).

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

Jay Frank, The College of New Jersey
Freshman, Guard
Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial

Frank earns NJAC Rookie honors after registering a career-high 17 points in the Lions’ marathon 109-105 non-conference road victory over Muhlenberg in three overtimes. In the win, he shot 4-of-7 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the foul line while adding three rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Frank, who is averaging 5.3 points per game and 14.1 minutes played in 10 contests on the season, logged 36 minutes of action in the 55-minute contest.

PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - WINTER 2006-07

 Player Rookie

Week 1

Dana John
NJCU
Charles Miller
Montclair State

Week 2

Matt Byrnes
Rowan
Joshua Askew
Rutgers-Camden

Week 3

Chadd Barnes
Rutgers-Newark
Josh Lopez
NJCU

Week 4

Ahmad Mosby
Ramapo
Deshawn Singleton
Rutgers-Newark

Week 5

*Jonathan Arthur
Montclair State
Jay Frank
TCNJ

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well