Hofstra's Wright-Foreman (DI), Adelphi's McGuinness (DII-III) Nail Weekly MBB Honors
MBWA Players of the Week (1-7 to 1-13) 2018-19 / Week 5
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA - 914-428-6111, chstogel@aol.com
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association
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Wright-Foreman, McGuinness Tabbed MBB Players of the Week
NEW YORK (Jan. 15, 2019) ---
Justin Wright-Foreman of Hofstra in Division I for the second time this season and
Conor McGuinness of Adelphi in Divisions II-III, have been named Men’s Players of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Assn.
The MBWA designations, for games played Jan. 7-13, are unique in that they encompass players from 73 Met area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
A 6-2 senior guard from Queens, NY, Wright-Foreman --- who previously was named MBWA Player of the Week on Dec. 4 --- averaged 29.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in helping the Pride (15-3) extend its winning streak to 12 games and its unbeaten Colonial Athletic Association record to 5-0 with a pair of narrow road victories last week: 93-90 over William & Mary in double overtime and 74-71 over Elon.
Wright-Foreman began the week with a 37-point outburst at William & Mary in which he added seven rebounds and was a perfect 7-of-7 at the free throw lines. He closed the week with 21 points, five rebounds and two assists as Hofstra rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to overtake Elon.
Third in scoring in the NCAA with 26.9 points per game, Wright-Foreman has pushed his career total to 1,864 points. The Pride’s winning streak is the third-longest active surge in the nation and the second-longest winning streak for Hofstra since it elevated to Division I (1966-67).
A 5-9 senior guard from New City, NY, McGuinness averaged 20.0 points and 6.5 assists last week while shooting 56.5% (13-of-23) from the field and 76.9% (10-of-13) at the free throw line to help the Panthers (10-6) clip Assumption 80-79 on the road and upset No. 9 Saint Anselm 98-89 at home.
McGuinness began the week with an all-around 14 points, seven assists and three steals in the triumph over Assumption, then registered several season-best personal totals against Saint Anselm, including 26 points and eight field goals made. He nailed 4-of-8 3-pointers in the latter victory as Adelphi canned 14 treys.
Players receiving MBWA Men’s Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Raiquan Clark, LIU; Myles Powell, Seton Hall; Rickey McGill, Iona; Romone Saunders, Wagner.
Players receiving MBWA Men’s Divisions II-III Honorable Mention for the week: Enike Anyia, Sarah Lawrence; Frank Bastile, St. Joseph’s-LI; Willie Britton, Purchase; Nick Corbett, Molloy; Dom Cristiano, NYU; Matthew Graham, Farmingdale; Kavione Green, Bloomfield; Bryan Griffin, Mercy; Alonzo Ortiz-Traylor, LIU Post; Demetre Roberts, St. Thomas Aquinas; Christian Taylor, Staten Island; Zamir Wright, Felician
Previous MBWA 2018-19 Men’s Players of the Week: Dec. 4, Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra, Div. I; Elijah Lott, Purchase, Divs. II-III ... Dec. 11, Myles Powell, Seton Hall, Div. I; Andre Harris, Baruch, and Sean Smith Jr., Manhattanville, Divs. II-III ... Dec. 18, Shamorie Ponds, St. John's (Div. I); Kendall Francis, Mount Saint Mary, and Curtis Jenkins, Molloy (Divs. II-III) ... Jan. 8, Shamorie Ponds, St. John's (Div. I); Enike Anyia, Sarah Lawrence, and Andre Harris, Baruch (Divs. II-III).