Men's Basketball

Wani Named MMBCWA Rookie of the Week

Posted: Jan 16, 2024

STANDISH, Maine – The Maine Men's Basketball Coaches & Writers Association (MMBCWA) weekly honors have been released and Saint Joseph's College freshman guard Remijo Wani (Portland, Maine) has been selected as the MMBCWA Rookie of the Week for the first time this winter.

Wani claims the honor after averaging 12.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.5 steals as the Monks went 1-1 in GNAC play last week. He tallied 10 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in a win at Johnson & Wales University on Wednesday. On Saturday, the first-year guard recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in a hard-fought loss in overtime to reigning GNAC Champion Albertus Magnus College.

Through 16 games this season Wani is averaging 11.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists while shooting 40.9% (67-164) from the floor, 30.8% (20-65) from three-point distance, and 72.1% (31-43) from the free throw line. He currently leads the Monks in rebounding and steals per game (1.4) and ranks second on the squad in scoring average and three-pointers made (20) and third in field goals made (67) and total points (185).

Saint Joseph's (7-9, 3-2 GNAC) will play at Elms College on Saturday in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) contest set to start at 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.