Men's Basketball

Wani Named GNAC Rookie of the Week

Posted: Nov 27, 2023

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly accolades have been announced and Saint Joseph's College freshman guard Remijo Wani (Portland, Maine) has earned GNAC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Week honors.

Wani collects the first weekly award of his collegiate career after averaging 13.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.0 assists while shooting 57.7% (15-26) from the field, 40.0% (4-10) from three-point range, and 83.3% (5-6) from the FT line in three games for the Monks last week. The freshman guard scored 26 points - the most by an SJC first-year in 23 years - while shooting 76.9% (10-13) from the floor versus Nebraska Wesleyan on Saturday. Wani garnered All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 15.5 points in two Snyder Classic Tournament contests at NWU.

Through seven games so far this season Wani is averaging 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.4 assists while shooting 49.1% (26-53), 41.7% (10-24), and 80.0% (8-10) from the floor, three-point distance, and the charity stripe, respectively.

He currently leads the team in 3FG% and ranks second in scoring average and third in FG%.

Saint Joseph's kicks off Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Saturday with a home game versus University of Saint Joseph. Tip-off is set for 3:00 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.