GNAC Men's Basketball Report: Week 8

Tyreek Perkins, Albertus Magnus (Sr., G - New Haven, Conn.) - Averaging 31.0 minutes per contest, Perkins averaged 18.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals while shooting 46.7% (14-30 FG, 4-8 3PT, 5-10 FT) from the field to help the Falcons to a 1-1 week. He kicked off the stretch by tallying 19 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal in a Falcons road loss to Lasell. The senior guard then posted 18 points, five rebounds, six assists, and three steals as the Falcons handled Emmanuel, 87-82. Also in the Falcons win over the Saints, Perkins tallied his 1,000th career point at the two minute mark in the second half on a made layup. 

 

Kennedy Minix-Rogers, Anna Maria (Sr., G - Smyrna, Ga.) - Minix-Rogers returned to the court on Saturday and starred in the AMCATS' 89-80 overtime victory over the Raiders of Rivier, scoring a season-high 21 points on just eight field goal attempts and going nine of ten from the line. The senior point guard also finished with six rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block.

 

Kevin Cummings, Colby-Sawyer (Fr, G - Portsmouth, N.H.) - Cummings averaged 16.0 points  and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 52.4% from the floor (11-21 FG, 7-15 3PT, 3-3 FT) in a 2-2 week for the Chargers, highlighted by a 22-point, seven-rebound effort in a 72-70 GNAC win over Dean.

 

Donte Pope, Emmanuel (Mass.) (So, G - Middletown, Conn.) - Averaging 24.5 minutes, Pope averaged 14.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in a 1-1 GNAC week for the Saints, shooting 55.6% from the field. The sophomore scored a game-high 19 points with eight rebounds in a five-point setback against Albertus Magnus after registering nine points and six boards in a win over Rivier.

 

Bryan Davis, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Sr., G - Miramar, Fla.) - In his lone game of the week, Davis paced the Wildcats with 22 points on 7-12 shooting from the field. Accompanying his 58.3% shooting from the field, Davis went 8-10 at the free throw line. He also grabbed eight rebounds, had three assists, and grabbed on steal.

 

Donovan Lewis Jr., Norwich (Sr., F - Savannah, Ga.) - Lewis Jr. shot 63.6% from the field while averaging 16.5 points per game. He also pulled down 5.5 rebounds per game during the week.

 

Cameron Wilkins, Regis (Mass.) (Jr., G - Taunton, Mass.) - Wilkins led the Pride in scoring during last Monday's 78-74 victory over Elms College. He shot 8-of-13 from the field, including 7-of-10 from inside the three-point line, on his way to a team-high 18 points. It was his eighth game scoring 10 or more points this season and his second-highest single-game scoring total of the season. Wilkins scored 12 of the 18 points in the second half to help Regis hold off Elms for the conference win. One of two players to start all 11 games for the Pride so far this year, Wilkins is averaging 11.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.8 steals per game.

 

Griffin Foley, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Sr., G - Portland, Maine) - Foley tallied 29 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals while shooting 57.1% (12-21) from the floor in a hard-fought loss to Norwich on Saturday.