Vinales is showing no freshman jitters in his first season as a Central Connecticut State Blue Devil, claiming his second straight Choice Hotles/NEC Rookie of the Week honor. In just his second game, the Farmington Hills, MI product scored a nation-high 39 points in a 102-93 overtime setback to Niagara last Monday. He scored 29 of his points before halftime, including 16 in the first six and a half minutes. It was the most points by a collegiate player this season, and it put him in an exclusive club, as he became the eighth player since 2005-06 to average 1.50 points per minute while scoring at least 30 against a Division I opponent. On Saturday against Army, Vinales scored just three points, but posted a team-high seven assists and added four rebounds as the Blue Devils topped Black Knights at home, 67-51. Vinales currently leads the NEC in scoring at 22.0 points per game, and ranks third in made three-pointers (3.0/game) and fifth in three-point percentage (.563).