Brandon Thompson Wins the StatSheet NEC Sixth Man of the Week - January 30th, 2012

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Sacred Heart's Shane Gibson has been chosen as the StatSheet NEC Player of the Week for the week ending January 30th. StatSheet's NEC Freshman of the Week goes to Jalen Cannon from St. Francis (NY). Finally, Brandon Thompson has taken StatSheet's NEC 6th Man of the Week.

Gibson led the NEC in scoring (30.5 pts per game). He also had great stats in shooting (50%), rebounding (5 per game), and three pointers (3.5 per game). The Sacred Heart junior played well for the Pioneers in losses to Wagner and Mount St. Mary's.

Gibson led all scoring for the Pioneers with 20 points while adding 2 assists in a 73-54 loss to Wagner. In the next game he led all scoring with 41 points and added 3 steals in an 81-80 loss to Mount St. Mary's.

This is the first StatSheet NEC Player of the Week honor for Shane Gibson. However, he has been named a runner-up once and received an honorable mention. The runner-up this week is sophomore Ike Azotam from Quinnipiac. Honorable mention goes to our own Jamal Olasewere.

StatSheet NEC Freshman of the Week: St. Francis (NY)'s Jalen Cannon

Jalen Cannon averaged 27 minutes as a starter for St. Francis (NY). He was number one among all NEC freshmen in free throws (5.5 per game). In a 75-65 win over St. Francis (PA), Cannon chalked up 4 points and 2 assists. Following that in an 81-68 win against Robert Morris, he added 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Jalen Cannon has won the StatSheet NEC Freshman of the Week an astounding 4 times. The runner-up is Ousmane Drame from Quinnipiac. Kyle Vinales from Central Connecticut State receives honorable mention.

StatSheet NEC 6th Man of the Week: Long Island's Brandon Thompson

Brandon Thompson, a 6-1 Junior guard, averaged 22 minutes over two games for the Blackbirds. In a 75-66 loss to Robert Morris, Thompson put up 3 points and 2 rebounds. Then in a strong 97-76 victory against St. Francis (PA), he racked up 11 points and 4 rebounds.

This is Brandon Thompson's second StatSheet NEC 6th Man of the Week award this season. Marcus Ware, a junior forward from Monmouth, is runner up. Raven Barber, a junior forward from Mount St. Mary's, earns honorable mention. With this latest achievement, Long Island has 2 StatSheet NEC Player of the Week wins this season.

Weekly Leaders

• Scoring: Shane Gibson, Sacred Heart: 30.5 PPG
• Rebounding: Ousmane Drame, Quinnipiac: 12 RPG
• Assists: Jason Brickman, Long Island: 8 APG
• Blocked Shots: Nick Greenbacker, Sacred Heart: 3 BPG
• Free Throws: Velton Jones, Robert Morris: 9 PPG
• Three Pointers: Tyler Murray, Wagner: 4 TPG
• Steals: Lucky Jones, Robert Morris: 3 SPG

Tags: Jamal Olasewere, Brandon Thompson, Jason Brickman