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Derek Coleman

  • Award
    Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/19/2005
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Robert Morris
  • Year
  • Position
  • Hometown
  • High School

Coleman’s terrific all-around performance on Saturday helped lift Robert Morris to a 97-85 victory over Charleston Southern. The junior poured in a career-high 31 points (9-15 FG), including 6-7 from beyond the arc, and added five rebounds and six assists. The 31 points represented a season-high by an NEC player and his six treys were a career-best. Coleman drained all four of his three-point attempts and scored 21 points in the second half as the Colonials held the Buccaneers at bay to win their second straight game. Over his last three outings, the Dorchester, MA native has been red-hot, averaging 23.3 ppg, 4.7 apg and 3.7 rpg while shooting 50.0 percent (19-38) from the field, including 63.6 percent (14-22) from long range, and 90.0 percent (18-20) from the charity stripe. Coleman is currently ranked in a number of NEC individual categories, including second in assists (5.3 apg), third in 3PFG% (.467) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.00:1), fourth in 3PFG made (2.6/game) and 11th in scoring (13.1 ppg).