Hicks joins classmate Kyle Johnson as winners of the Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week award this season after averaging 10.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 2.0 apg as Long Island posted a pair of victories over the holiday break to improve to 9-3 on the year. Off to the program’s best start since the 1982-83 season, the Blackbirds have won five straight games, due in part to Hicks’ recent play. He scored 11 points, added two rebounds and dished for a career-high three assists in a 95-83 win over Texas-Pan American in the first round of the Central Florida Tournament on Sunday. His lone trifecta came during a critical 7-0 run that gave LIU a nine-point second half lead. On December 20, he tallied 10 points and a career-high six rebounds in a 67-62 victory over Saint Peter's that improved LIU’s home record to 6-0 this season. The Mendota Heights, MN native has scored double-figures in three consecutive games to boost his season average to 7.1 ppg.