Men's Basketball

Casale Earns Third MMBCWA Honor of the Season

Posted: Jan 08, 2020

STANDISH, Maine – The Maine Men's Basketball Coaches & Writers Association (MMBCWA) weekly honors have been announced and Saint Joseph's College junior guard Jack Casale (Portland, Maine/Cheverus) has been selected as the MMBCWA Player of the Week

Casale averaged 27.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 6.0 assists as the Monks went 1-1 on the week. The junior guard recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 32 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Rivier on Friday after netting 22 points with four rebounds and seven assists in a narrow loss to Emmanuel on Thursday.

In 12 games so far this season Casale is averaging 23.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists while shooting 50.3% (100-199) from the floor, 33.7% (30-89) from downtown, and 71.8% (51-71) from the FT line. Through games played on January 7th, he ranks 19th in NCAA DIII Men's Basketball in scoring.

With this week's accolade, Casale has now earned 10 MMBCWA top player/rookie awards in his career. The January 6th honor is Casale's third of the 2019-20 season.

Next up for Saint Joseph's (5-7): a non-conference game at Bowdoin College on Monday 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.