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.