DeAndre’ Bembry Takes A-10 Player of the Week Honors
Feb 22, 2016FORDHAM'S CHARTOUNY NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Bembry, a forward from Charlotte, N.C., averaged 22.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in two wins for the Hawks. He shot 67.9 percent (19-for-28) from the field and added five steals and two blocks in the two victories. He had 18 points and nine rebounds in win at UMass as the Hawks ran their road record to 10-1, shooting 8-for-12 (.667) from the field. Bembry then scored a game-high 27 points, had eight rebounds and six assists in win over Saint Louis as the Hawks moved into a first-place tie. He scored 19 points in the second half as Hawks pulled away and sealed the win, making 11-of-16 (.688) from the field. It was his seventh 20- plus point game of the year and 23rd of his career. The Player of the Week award is his second of the 2015-16 season.
A forward from Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Chartouny averaged 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 8.5 assists in two Fordham wins. He netted a season-high 24 points and added a season-best 13 assists in 91-82 win over Davidson, shooting 7-for-13 (.538) from the field while adding three steals. He netted 11 points and added four rebounds and four assists at La Salle, setting a Fordham freshman record with 132 assists on the year. The award is his sixth Rookie of the Week honor of the year.
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Peyton Aldridge averaged 20.5 points in a split week for Davidson, including 24 points on 4-of-6 3-pointers in a win over Rhode Island ... Dayton’s Dyshawn Pierre had a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double against Rhode Island and also grabbed 11 boards in the win at Saint Louis ... Ryan Rhoomes had an 18-point, 12-rebound double-double with four blocks in the win over Davidson ... George Mason’s Shevon Thompson, had back- to-back points-rebounds double-doubles, tallying 17 and 12 in the win over VCU and 14 and 15 at La Salle ... Mason freshman Otis Livingston II averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists per game in a split week for the Patriots ... Jordan Price scored 24 points in La Salle’s win over George Mason after a 13-point, three assist, three block performance against Fordham ... Rhode Island’s Jared Terrell averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in a 1-1 week with a game-high 18 points to go with three assists and two steals at Dayton ... Terry Allen recorded 25 points with eight rebounds and four assists in a win at Duquesne while shooting 14-of-22 (.636) from the field and 10-of-12 from the line in two games last week ... St. Bonaventure’s Dion Wright scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for a double-double in the win over UMass after a 15-point, eight-rebound performance with two blocks and two steals in a win over Duquesne ... Saint Louis freshman Jermaine Bishop scored 15 points with three assists at Saint Joseph’s ... VCU’s Melvin Johnson tallied 24 points with four rebounds, four assists and four 3-pointers against George Mason.