PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN'S PLAYER OF THE
WEEK
Dana John Paces NJCU
WHITE PLAINS, NY (11 February 2008) - New Jersey City University
junior guard Dana John (Hillside, NJ/Pocono Mountain East
(PA) averaged 27.0 points in leading the Gothic
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to a split of NJAC games this past week, earning this week's
PrestoSports/Met Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week
honors. NJCU is now 14-8 on the season, with a 6-4 mark in the New
Jersey Athletic Conference.
For the week, he shot 59.4 percent from the field (19-32), 47.1
percent from three-point range (8-17) and 61.5 percent (8-13) from
the line.
In NJCU's 70-55 victory over Rutgers-Camden, John scored 27 points
for the second consecutive game, and the Gothic Knights guaranteed
their 33rd consecutive winning season since 1975. John scored 16 of
his 27 in the first half, while helping stake NJCU to a 40-23 lead
at the break. He set a career-high by knocking down 10 field goals,
shooting 10-of-14 overall, 3-of-6 from three-point range and 4-of-5
from the line with three steals in 33 minutes.
In a 70-61 loss to Ramapo College, John scored a game-high 27
points with four boards in 38 minutes. John scored 12 of NJCU's
first 18 points.
Now with 1,226 career points, John is just four points behind John
Celentano (1,230 points) for 15th place on the all-time list. NJCU
is now 19-5 all-time when John scores 20 in a game, including 7-3
this year.
This Week's Honor Roll
Damien Santana, Farmingdale State,
Junior, Guard, 6'2", 195 lbs., Brooklyn, NY/Grady
Devon Young, Felician College, Freshman, Forward,
6'3", 215 lbs., Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick
Antoine Agudio, Hofstra University, Senior, Guard,
6'3", 190 lbs., Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman
Duane Rhoden, Lehman College, Junior, Guard, 6'2",
Bronx, NY/DeWitt Clinton
David Devezin, Marist College, Sophomore, Guard,
6'0", 180 lbs., Houston, TX/Marshall
Derek Charlton, Mount Saint Vincent, Senior,
Forward, 6'0", 205 lbs., Yonkers, NY/St. Raymond's
Keith Jensen, New York University, Sophomore,
Forward, 6'4", 220 lbs., San Diego, CA/Rancho Bernardo
Eugene Lawrence, St. John's University, Senior,
Guard, 6'1", 210 lbs., Brooklyn, NY/Lincoln
Phil Lipari, St. Joseph's College (LI), Senior,
Guard, 6'0", 190 lbs., Massapequa, NY/Massapequa
Zachary Gordon, Yeshiva University, Freshman,
Guard, 6'6", 190 lbs., Miami Beach, FL/RASG Hebrew Academy
Marcel Esonwune, York (NY) College, Freshman,
Center, 6'6", Nigeria/Marist Brothers
About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week
Award
Founded for the 2004-05 season, the Player of the Week
Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the
nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state
area have the ability to nominate one male and one female
student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the
previous seven days. An esteemed panel of eight media members votes
to select from the nominations the most outstanding player. Any
player who receives any votes, but are not named the Player of the
Week, are then named to the Honor Roll.
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