StatSheet's Patriot Player of the Week for January 30th goes to CJ McCollum. Worth Smith from Navy has won StatSheet Patriot Freshman of the Week.
McCollum led all of the Patriot in rebounding (12.0 per game). He also registered big numbers in shooting (50%), assists (3 per game), and scoring (24.5 pts per game). The Lehigh junior put these numbers up in wins against Navy and Army.
McCollum led scoring and rebounding for the Mountain Hawks with 24 points and 14 rebounds in a 71-60 win over Navy. That was followed by a team-leading 25 point and 10 rebound performance in an 83-64 win over Army.
This is one of five StatSheet Patriot Player of the Week honors for CJ McCollum. He has also been named a runner-up once and received an honorable mention. The runner-up this week is Bucknell junior Mike Muscala. Honorable mention goes to our own Gabe Knutson.
StatSheet Patriot Freshman of the Week: Navy's Worth Smith
Worth Smith averaged 21 minutes while starting both games for Navy. His average in rebounding (5.5 per game) topped all Patriot freshmen. In a 71-60 loss to Lehigh, Smith registered 7 points and 2 rebounds. Following that in a 66-51 loss to Bucknell, he led all scoring and rebounding with 16 points and 9 rebounds.
This marks the second time this season that Worth Smith has won the StatSheet Patriot Freshman of the Week. Maxwell Lenox from Army gets runner-up. Honorable mention goes to Dan Trist from Lafayette. This now means Lehigh players have been named StatSheet Patriot Player of the Week 5 times this season.
Weekly Leaders - Scoring: Ella Ellis, Army: 25 PPG
- Rebounding: CJ McCollum, Lehigh: 12 RPG
- Assists: Tony Johnson, Lafayette: 7 APG
- Blocked Shots: Jordan Springer, Army: 2 BPG
- Free Throws: Ella Ellis, Army: 7.5 PPG
- Three Pointers: Devin Brown, Holy Cross: 4.5 TPG
- Steals: CJ McCollum, Lehigh: 3.5 SPG
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