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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

WINTER 2006-07
WEEK ENDING 1/7/07

PLAYER OF THE WEEK  

Mario Lancioni, Richard Stockton College
Junior, Guard
Runnemede, NJ/Triton

Lancioni earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after averaging 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in a 3-0 week of play for the Ospreys. He first notched a season-high 25 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and 5-of-7 shooting from three-point range in Stockton’s 68-57 road win at Gwynedd-Mercy. He then opened play in the York (PA) Tournament by notching 12 points, three assists and three steals in a 57-51 opening round win over Averett. He wrapped up the week and the tournament by tallying 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals in Stockton’s 65-63 championship game victory over the host Spartans. Lancioni, who played 110 of a possible 120 minutes of action in the three games combined, currently ranks fourth in the NJAC in minutes played per game (32.29).

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK  

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

Frank earns NJAC Rookie honors for the second time this season after averaging 12.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in a 2-1 week of action for the Lions. He first tallied 15 points, three rebounds and three assists in TCNJ’s 70-53 non-conference win over Valley Forge Christian. He then opened play in the DeSales Tournament by notching five points, two rebounds and two assists in the Lions’ 93-73 opening round victory over St. Mary’s. He then garnered all-tournament honors by producing 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field in TCNJ’s 76-64 championship game defeat to the host Bulldogs. Frank, who averaged 25.3 minutes of action in his first week as a Lion starter, currently ranks second in the NJAC in free throw percentage with a mark of .906.

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

Week 6

Matt Byrnes
Rowan
John Byrne
Montclair State

Week 7

Dana John
NJCU
Luis Dominguez
NJCU

Week 8

Mario Lancioni
Richard Stockton
Jay Frank
TCNJ

* Indicates ECAC Player of the Week selection as well