Men's Basketball

Casale Collects Fifth MMBCWA Player of the Week Honor

Posted: Feb 20, 2019

STANDISH, Maine – Weekly honors have been released and Saint Joseph's College sophomore guard Jack Casale (Portland, Maine/Cheverus) has been selected as the Maine Men's Basketball Coaches & Writers Association (MMBCWA) Co-Player of the Week.

Casale averaged 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists while shooting 58/44/86% in a 2-0 week. The sophomore guard netted 31 points and made 11 of 15 shots - including a 4-of-6 performance from three-point range - from the field in an important conference win at Regis on Thursday. He also had 18 points and 11 boards in a win over Colby-Sawyer on Saturday.

Casale shares the weekly accolade with Thomas College sophomore guard Justin Butler (Orlando, Fla.), who averaged 21.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in a pair of victories for the Terriers last week.

For Casale, the MMBCWA weekly honor is his fifth of the season. He was also listed on the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) honor roll for his play last week.

Through February 19th, Casale is averaging 23.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game while shooting 52.5% (207-394) from the field, 45.8% (97-212) from three-point distance, and 72.0% (85-118) from the FT line. He currently leads the conference in three-pointers made (97), ranks second in defensive rebounds (202) and scoring average, third in field goals made (207) and total points (596), and fifth in three-point shooting percentage, total rebounds (227), and rebounding average.

Saint Joseph's, the #6 seed in the GNAC Tournament, will host #7 University of Saint Joseph (CT) in a conference semifinal on Thursday 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.