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Tory Cavalieri

  • Award
    Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/24/2005
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    St. Francis Brooklyn
  • Year
  • Position
  • Hometown
  • High School

The floor leader of the Terriers, Cavalieri is the recipient of his second Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week award of the season and third of his career. In leading St. Francis (NY) to a pair of victories last week, Cavalieri averaged 21.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game. He also shot 51.7 percent (15-29) from the field and was 50.0 percent (5-10) from three-point range. In an 82-71 win over visiting St. Francis (PA) on Monday, he tallied 18 points, three rebounds, five assists and four steals as the Terriers shot an astounding 80.0 percent from the floor in the second half to pull away for the victory. On Thursday, Cavalieri and backcourt partner Tristan Smith combined to score 18 of the last 22 points of the contest as St. Francis (NY) made it three straight wins and four of its last five with a 69-60 road win over Quinnipiac. The Atlantic City, NJ native finished with a game-high 24 points (9-17 FG), and added two assists and two steals. In the midst of a outstanding senior campaign, Cavalieri leads the NEC with 48 3PFG, 3.2 3PFG/game, 2.5 steals per game and ranks second in 3PFG% (.453), fifth in assists (4.4 apg), fifth in scoring (15.9 ppg) and seventh in FT percentage (.769). Nationally ranked in three categories, he stood 15th in 3PFG, 19th in 3PFG% and 28th in steals in the most recent NCAA report.