Men's Basketball

Wani Tabbed as GNAC & MMBCWA Rookie of the Week

Posted: Feb 19, 2024

STANDISH, Maine – Weekly accolades have been announced and Saint Joseph's College freshman guard Remijo Wani (Portland, Maine) has been named as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) and Maine Men's Basketball Coaches & Writers Association (MMBCWA) Rookie of the Week.

In addition to honors, the MMBCWA releases a coaches poll every week, and the Monks are ranked second in the State of Maine with 29 points. Husson University is the top team with 35 points and all seven first-place votes while UMaine-Farmington is third (24 pts), Southern Maine is fourth (21 pts), and Colby College is fifth (11 pts).

Wani put up a double-double for the Monks in a blowout victory over Dean on Saturday with 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting while notching 15 rebounds and four assists for Saint Joseph's. The first-year averaged 12 points, nine boards, and three assists in an undefeated week.

In 25 games this season, Wani is averaging 10.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.1 steals and shooting 41.7% (101-242) from the field, 29.4% (30-102) from three-point range, and 69.4% (34-49) from the free throw line. He is tied for the team lead in rebounding and ranks third on the team in scoring average, assists average, three-pointers made (30), and total points (266).

The freshman standout has now earned three weekly top rookie honors from both the GNAC and MMBCWA this winter.

The #3 seed in the GNAC Tournament, Saint Joseph's (16-9, 12-2 GNAC) will host #6 Emmanuel College (12-13, 8-6 GNAC) in quarterfinal action on Tuesday at 7:00 PM.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.