NE10 Men's Basketball Report: Week 13

Posted: Feb 21, 2022

Week 13 - February 21, 2022

NE10 Player of the Week

Isaiah Moore, Franklin Pierce
Junior | Guard | Temple Hills, Md.

Averaged 22.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and one steal per game in a 3-1 week for the Ravens. Scored 10 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out two assists, snagged two steals and blocked a shot in a loss to New Haven on Monday. He scored 30 points, grabbed four rebounds and tallied two assists in a win at Saint Anselm on Wednesday. Notched 22 points, five rebounds and two assists in a win against Le Moyne on Friday. Chalked up 28 points, one rebound, five assists and a pair of steals in an upset win over Bentley on Sunday.

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Aaron Gray, Southern New Hampshire
Freshman | Guard/Forward | Providence, R.I.

Gray led the Penmen with two big games last week. In SNHU's win over Adelphi, Gray finished up with 25 points on 9-of-19 shooting, including 5-of-11 from beyond the arc. Saturday's 20 points against Stonehill were a team-high, albeit in a loss. He did hit 6-of-13 shots. Gray also pulled down 17 rebounds in the two games.

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll

Jordan Mello-Klein, Bentley (Gr., G - Sharon, Mass.)
In a 1-1 week for the No. 17-ranked Falcons, Mello-Klein averaged 14 points, eight rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals a game His .476 field goal percentage included 8-of-13 from three-point land. He had 15, 7 and 5 in a win at Assumption and 13, 9 and 4 at Franklin Pierce.

Tavin Pierre Philippe, New Haven (So, G - Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Pierre Philippe led New Haven in a 3-0 week as the Chargers closed out the regular season with a six-game win streak. The transfer guard averaged 16.3 points across the three wins, while shooting at an impressive 77.3% clip for the week. He opened up the week with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting including a pair from outside the arc against Franklin Pierce. In the regular season home finale on Wednesday against cross-town rival Southern Connecticut he missed just one of his seven attempts from the field to finish with 14 points. He then closed out the week going a perfect 5-of-5 from the field, with a pair of three-pointers, and 7-of-8 at the line to finish with 19 on the road at Adelphi. Overall for the week, he also hauled in 12 rebounds, dished out a trio of assists and picked off a pair of steals.

Brandon Powell, Pace (Jr., G - Middletown, N.Y.)
Powell averaged a team-high 16.5 points per game in a pair of Pace wins last week. He was incredibly efficient in his scoring as well, making 11 of his 18 attempts (61.1%) from the field. Powell also chipped in 11 rebounds, three steals and two blocks in the two contests.

Chris Paul, Saint Anselm (Sr, F - Highland Mills, N.Y.)
Paul averaged 15 points and 11.5 rebounds per game across a 1-1 week for Saint Anselm. Scoring 10 points with six rebounds against Franklin Pierce on Wednesday, he posted 20 points with 17 rebounds in a convincing victory over Saint Michael's on Saturday.

Patrick Gardner, St. Michael's (Sr., F - Merrick, N.Y.)
Gardner averaged 24.7 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals during a three-game week. During a 77-72 loss to Southern Connecticut State on Monday, he had 22 points, 18 rebounds, two assists and a block before collecting 27 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block behind 11-for-19 shooting in a 70-66 win at Stonehill on Wednesday. Gardner posted a game-high-tying 25 points in a loss at regionally-ranked Saint Anselm on Saturday, adding four assists, three steals and two rebounds while shooting 4-for-8 from three-point range.

Adam Anderson, Saint Rose (Sr., G - Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
Anderson scored a season-high 24 points, on 6-fror-10 shooting from the arc, and pulled down eight rebounds in Saturday's 93-61 win versus Southern Connecticut State.

Ulyen Coleman, Southern Conn. St. (Jr, G - Brockton, Mass.)
Coleman averaged a double-double in a three-game week for the Owls at 17.7 points per game and 10.3 rebounds per game, with all three games on the road. Against Saint Michael's, he scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds while going 7-for-15 from the field and 7-for-8 from the free throw line. He again scored 23 points against New Haven and grabbed 13 rebounds. Against Saint Rose, he recorded four steals and pulled down seven rebounds. He went 12-for-15 from the free throw line during the three games.

Andrew Sims, Stonehill (Sr, F - Mount Laurel, N.J.)
Averaged 15.5 points per game on 44.4-percent shooting (12-for-27) in a 1-1 week for the Skyhawks. Added 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, while connecting on 2-of-4 three-pointers for the week. Posted 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting, draining his lone three-pointer, with four rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot against Saint Michael's on Wednesday. Totaled 15 points, four rebounds and two assists in Saturday's 63-54 win at Southern New Hampshire that clinched homecourt for the first round of the upcoming NE10 Championship.

NE10 Weekly Winners

2021-22 NE10 Men's Basketball Standings

Northeast Division

	Conference				Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
Bentley	19	14-5	0.737	29	25-4	0.862
Franklin Pierce	19	12-7	0.632	29	18-11	0.621
Saint Anselm	19	11-8	0.579	28	17-11	0.607
Stonehill	19	10-9	0.526	27	15-12	0.556
So. New Hampshire	18	9-9	0.500	24	13-11	0.542
Assumption	19	7-12	0.368	25	12-13	0.480
Saint Michael's	18	5-13	0.278	24	8-16	0.333

Southwest Division

	Conference				Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
Pace	19	14-5	0.737	30	20-10	0.667
New Haven	19	13-6	0.684	27	18-9	0.667
Adelphi	18	11-7	0.611	27	17-10	0.630
Saint Rose	19	10-9	0.526	26	14-12	0.538
Le Moyne	19	8-11	0.421	27	12-15	0.444
So. Connecticut	18	4-14	0.222	25	7-18	0.280
American Int'l	19	3-16	0.158	29	6-23	0.207