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Influxer/NEC Co-Player of the Week: CJ Ray, Chicago State
Influxer/NEC Co-Player of the Week: Jamal Fuller, LIU
Influxer/NEC Rookie of the Week: Ashton Reynolds, Central Connecticut

Previous NEC Releases: January 27 | January 21 | January 12 | January 6 | December 30 | December 23 | December 15 | December 8 | December 1 | November 24 | November 17 | November 10 | Preseason Poll Release
 
INFLUXER/NEC MEN'S BASKETBALL CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
CJ Ray, Chicago State
Forward, Senior, 6-6, 215 lbs., Four Oaks, NC/South Johnston
Last Week’s Stats: 37.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.0 spg, 65.0 FG%, 80.0 3FG%, 87.5 FT%
The rim was as big as the ocean for Ray in Chicago State’s lone game of the week, a 78-74 win over visiting Mercyhurst on Saturday. The senior forward delivered one of the most dominant individual performances in the NEC this season. With his aggressive play under the rim, his mid-range shot and his long-range shooting running on all cylinders, Ray poured in a game- and career-high 37 points in impressively efficient fashion. He went 13-of-20 from the field, including a sizzling 4-of-5 from three, and capped off his stellar shooting night with a 7-of-8 effort from the free throw line. In addition, Ray, who gave the Cougars momentum heading into halftime with a successful three-quarter court heave, grabbed 10 rebounds to complete his first double-double of the season. With his performance, Ray became the first NEC player since Bryant’s Charles Pride in the 2021-22 campaign to score at least 37 points and pull down 10 rebounds all while shooting 60.0 percent or better from the field. Over his past four outings, he has averaged 21.3 points per game to boost his season average to 13.5 ppg, a mark that ranks 11th in the conference. This is the North Carolina product’s first weekly award, and it is the first for a Chicago State baller this season.

Jamal Fuller, LIU
Guard/Forward, Graduate Student, 6-5, 215 lbs., Toronto, Ontario/Central Tech (Academy of Art University)
Last Week’s Stats: 21.0 ppg, 4.5 apg, 4.0 rpg, 1.5 spg, 50.0 FG%, 78.9 FT%
Fuller did a little of everything last week to help lead LIU to a pair of pivotal NEC wins. Averaging 21.0 points on 50.0 percent shooting from the field (13-of-26), the Canadian-born guard/forward added 4.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds,1.5 steals and 1.0 block for the Sharks, who eclipsed the 80-point mark and posted a combined average margin of victory of 21.5 points during that stretch. On Thursday, Fuller dropped 19 points in a key 83-61 win over then-second place Le Moyne. That victory created separation between the Sharks and Dolphins in the league standings as the two squads entered the contest with respective 6-1 and 6-2 NEC records. Two days later, the graduate student delivered his ninth 20-point outing of the year at preseason number two Central Connecticut in front of a national audience on ESPNU after he poured in 23 points to go along with six dimes, four rebounds and two steals. In each of his past four games, Fuller has scored at least 19 points and is averaging 20.5 ppg in that stretch. He leads all LIU players and is third in the circuit in scoring (16.6 ppg). This is his second Influxer/NEC Player of the Week award, and the sixth for a Shark this season.

INFLUXER/NEC MEN'S BASKETBALL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Ashton Reynolds, Central Connecticut
Guard, Freshman, 6-4, 185 lbs., Brooklyn, NY/Transit Tech/Williston Northampton
Last Week’s Stats: 7.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 44.4 FG%, 50.0 3FG%, 1.000 FT%
Reynolds averaged 7.0 points on 44.4 percent shooting from the field (4-of-9) and a 50.0 percent clip from three (2-of-4) to help Central Connecticut earn an NEC split last week. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he came off the bench and sank 2-of-3 shots, including his lone three-point field goal attempt, to finish with seven points in Thursday’s 62-55 road win at Wagner. In addition, Reynolds added three rebounds and a pair of blocks to his stat line. Two days later, the rookie guard scored seven points and pulled down three boards in 11 minutes in a defeat to first-place LIU on ESPNU. During the two-game stretch, Reynolds turned in a perfect 4-of-4 effort from the free throw line. On the season, the now three-time Influxer/NEC Rookie of the Week honoree is averaging 4.4 points per contest on 50.0 percent shooting from the field and 80.0 percent shooting from the charity stripe. With today’s honor, a Blue Devil has now earned the league’s top rookie award in five of 13 weeks this season.


NEC PRIME PERFORMERS
 
Max Frazier, CCSU (F, Jr)
Frazier put Central Connecticut back on track with a win at Wagner on Thursday after he sank 7-of-8 shots from the field — including 5-of-6 in the second half — to match a game-high in scoring with 17 points. Adding 14 points, eight boards, three blocks, two assists and a pair of steals in the Blue Devils’ defeat to first-place LIU on Saturday, the junior forward averaged 15.5 points and 6.0 boards on 66.7 shooting from the field (12-of-18).
 
CJ Ray, CSU (F, Sr)
Ray was virtually unstoppable in Chicago State’s lone game of the week, a 78-74 win over visiting Mercyhurst on Saturday. Going 4-of-5 from long range as part of a 13-of-20 effort from the field, the three-level scorer poured in a career-high 37 points and added 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Ray was also pegged the Influxer/NEC Co-Player of the Week.
 
Taeshaud Jackson, FDU (F, Sr)
Jackson nearly averaged a double-double last week after he put up 14.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in a pair of hard-fought single-possession defeats. The senior forward notched his fourth double-double of the year with 14 points and 10 rebounds in FDU’s 58-57 setback at Stonehill on Thursday before he registered 18 points and eight boards in an overtime loss at Wagner on Saturday.
 
Jamal Fuller, LIU (G/F, Gr)
Fuller went on the road and matched his season high in scoring at Central Connecticut on Saturday after he netted 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field for his ninth 20-point game of the year. Opening LIU’s perfect week with a 19-point effort against Le Moyne, the graduate guard/forward averaged 21.0 points, 4.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds during that stretch. Fuller also earned Influxer/NEC Co-Player of the Week distinction.
 
Mason Porter-Brown, LIU (F, Jr)
Porter-Brown strung together two explosively efficient offensive outings off the bench in LIU’s two wins last week against Le Moyne and Central Connecticut in a stretch that saw him average 22.5 points, 4.5 boards and 1.5 steals on 78.9 percent shooting from the field (15-of-19) and a 72.7 percent clip from three (8-of-11). Netting 16 points in a rematch with the Dolphins, the junior forward shot 10-of-11 from the floor and a sizzling 5-of-6 from long range to rack up a game- and career-high 26 points on the road in a 21-point win over the Blue Devils.
 
Kheni Briggs, NHVN (G, Jr)
Briggs put on a show from long range in New Haven’s win at Saint Francis on Saturday, draining 5-of-7 triples to rack up 29 points, a mark that was 10 points higher than his previous career-best mark of 19 set last month against Wagner. Contributing 11 points for the Chargers in Thursday’s defeat at Mercyhurst, the junior guard averaged 20.0 points on 60.9 percent shooting on the week.
 
Qadir Martin, MU (F, So)
Martin turned in a healthy 76.5 percent clip from the field (13-of-17) for Mercyhurst, which went 1-1 against NEC competitors last week. Netting 12 points in the Lakers’ triumph over visiting New Haven on Thursday, the sophomore forward, who averaged 2.0 blocks and 6.0 boards, turned the double-digit trick once again on Saturday against Chicago State after he recorded 19 points on an impressive 8-of-10 effort from the floor.
 
Hermann Koffi, STO (G, So)
Averaging 18.0 points on 52.0 percent shooting (13-of-25), Koffi’s play helped Stonehill go perfect last week in NEC play with wins over FDU and Le Moyne. Netting 15 points in Saturday’s road win against the Dolphins, the sophomore guard was stellar against the Knights on Thursday, delivering 18 first-half points and a key triple inside the final minute to pull the Skyhawks within one in the eventual 58-57 triumph.
 
Davante Hackett, STO (G, Jr)
Hackett averaged 17.0 points and 8.5 boards to lead Stonehill to a sweep of NEC foes last week. Registering 12 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 17 seconds left in a 58-57 win over visiting FDU on Thursday, the junior guard had a monstrous game on the road at Le Moyne after he notched 22 points and 15 boards for his second double-double of the year in the 65-54 triumph.
 
Travis Gray, WAG (G, Gr)
Gray played hero for Wagner against FDU on Saturday when he drilled the game-winning three in the final second of overtime. Posting his first double-double of the year in the victory with 12 points and 13 rebounds, the graduate guard opened the week with a 17-point, five-rebound effort on Thursday against Central Connecticut.
 
Nick Jones, WAG (G, Jr)
Jones continued to score at an impressive rate last week as he averaged 18.0 points behind 48.0 percent shooting from the floor (12-of-25) and an impressive 11-of-11 clip from the free throw line. In Wagner’s win over FDU, the junior guard went 8-of-15 from the field and 9-of-9 from the charity stripe to finish with a game-best 26 points, marking his fourth 20-point outing in his past six games.


#NECMBB BY THE NUMBERS

3 - Stonehill’s current three-game win streak against NEC opponents ties for the program’s longest since joining the league in 2022-23.

3 - Three NEC squads — Le Moyne, Mercyhurst and Stonehill — are currently engaged in a three-way tie for second place in the conference rankings.

21.5 - LIU defeated Le Moyne and Central Connecticut by an average margin of victory of 21.5 points last week.


#NECMBB FAST BREAK

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT: Jay Rodgers, the NEC’s leading dime dropper, averaged 6.0 assists per game for the Blue Devils last week.

CHICAGO STATE: Dropping a career-high 37 points vs. Mercyhurst on Saturday, senior CJ Ray owns each of the Cougars’ two top-scoring games.

FDU: Guard Joey Niesman has netted double figures for FDU in nine of his past 10 outings.

LE MOYNE: Trent Mosquera registered his first double-double in a Dolphins’ uniform against Stonehill on Saturday (17 points, 10 rebounds).

LIU: LIU ranks 15th in the nation in blocks per game with an average of 5.3 rejections per contest. 

MERCYHURST: With eight regular-season games remaining, Mercyhurst has already bested last season’s block total of 67 with 90 in 2025-26.

NEW HAVEN: New Haven put up 81 points Saturday at Saint Francis, marking the most points scored by the Chargers vs. a DI squad this season.

SAINT FRANCIS: Saint Francis’ 21-point win over Chicago State marked the program’s biggest NEC win since the 2019-20 campaign.

STONEHILL: Stonehill is one victory away from matching last season’s conference win total of seven.

WAGNER: Suffering seven-straight single-digit defeats, Wagner got back on track vs. FDU thanks to Travis Gray’s buzzer-beating triple in overtime.


#NECMBB NEWS & NOTES

THE SHARKS ARE SWARMING
The difference that one week can make in the NEC is quite impressive. 

At the beginning of the week, the top part of the NEC standings was pretty congested, as just one loss separated LIU (6-1) and Le Moyne (6-2) in the rankings. 

Fast forward to Monday, and LIU now holds a comfortable advantage in the standings with an 8-1 record. Le Moyne, Mercyhurst and Stonehill are the next closest competitors in the current conference order with respective 6-4 records. 

SHARK BITES
To say that LIU took care of business last week is an understatement. Facing a slate that featured a threatening — and red-hot — Le Moyne squad that had previously knocked off the Sharks earlier in the month, as well as the league’s preseason No. 2 in Central Connecticut, LIU rose to the occasion and came away two of its biggest wins of the NEC slate this season.

After allowing Le Moyne to knock down nine three-pointers in the two teams’ first meeting, an 83-77 Dolphins win in Syracuse on Jan. 19, LIU flipped the script 10 days later in Brooklyn. The Sharks held the Syracuse squad to just one triple and ultimately coasted to an 83-61 win, their largest margin of victory in an NEC contest this season. 

Two days later, LIU answered the call in front of a national audience on ESPNU in a pivotal road matchup at Central Connecticut. Behind an explosive 29-point outing off the bench from junior forward Mason Porter-Brown (Gainesville, FL/William T. Dwyer (Indian River)), the Sharks, who trailed by 10 in the first half, outscored the Blue Devils, 43-23, in the second half en route to completing the regular-season sweep of the Blue Devils with a convincing 80-59 win. 

The Sharks, who have won seven-straight regular-season games against NEC opponents inside Steinberg Wellness Center, will look to continue their winning ways this week when they host New Haven and Stonehill. 

JANUARY JUMPS
Two NEC ballers made big-time strides and upped their scoring by significant margins in the month of January.

Chicago State senior forward CJ Ray (Four Oaks, NC/South Johnston) calculated the biggest scoring jump in the month of January. During non-conference play, the North Carolina product averaged 10.8 points through 13 contests to rank 19th among the league’s top scorers. Since the calendar changed to 2026 and the NEC slate began, though, Ray has elevated his play. Putting up twin figures in all but one contest against conference competitors so far, including 27-point and 37-point outings against Stonehill and Mercyhurst, respectively, Ray closed out the month of January averaging 17.3 points per game, the third-best scoring clip in the league. 

Entering league play with two double-figure scoring games and a 9.2 point-per-game average that left him off the top-20 list of NEC top-scorers at the conclusion of the non-conference slate, FDU graduate guard Joey Niesman (Oswego, IL/Oswego (McKendree)) also enjoyed a solid month of January. The Oswego, IL native netted double figures in nine of 10 games last month and with three 20-plus point outings in that stretch, he ranked third in NEC in scoring in the month of January at 16.3 points per game.

THE SKYHAWKS ARE SOARING
Defeating Central Connecticut by a 61-59 final last week, Stonehill extended its rally to three games after knocking off FDU (58-57) on Thursday and Le Moyne (65-54) on Saturday.

Thanks to its current win streak, the Skyhawks have soared up the NEC standings and they are currently tied with Mercyhurst and Le Moyne for second place in the rankings.

The Skyhawks’ current three-game win streak ties the program’s longest rally since joining the NEC for the 2022-23 campaign. Stonehill also won three games in its inaugural season in the conference in 2022-23 after taking down Sacred Heart (82-81), Saint Francis (74-61) and St. Francis Brooklyn (65-59). 

A RAY OF LIGHT
Chicago State senior and reigning Influxer/NEC Co-Player of the Week CJ Ray (Four Oaks, NC/South Johnston) was unstoppable in Saturdays’ win over Mercyhurst.

The forward racked up 37 points, a career high, to lead the Cougars to the 78-74 home win. In addition to tallying the most points by a Chicago State player this season — and the second-most in a game by an NEC player behind Central Connecticut’s 38-point performance from Darin Smith, Jr. against Sacred Heart — Ray added 10 rebounds to compile his first double-double of the year.

Ray’s double-double was one of the most dominant ones in the nation this season, as he became just the sixth player this season to net at least 37 points and 10 boards. In addition, his 65.0 percent clip from the field (13-of-20) marked the second-most efficient outing among that group, while his 80.0 percent clip from three (4-of-5) was the most accurate percentage from long range. 

Finally, the North Carolina native became just the fifth NEC baller to post 37 points and 10 boards in a contest, and the first since Bryant’s Charles’ Pride registered 44 points and 12 rebounds against Saint Francis on Feb. 3, 2022. No other player on that list shot better than 50.0 percent from three, though. 

WHAT CAN PORTER-BROWN DO FOR YOU? 
The bright lights and national spotlight of an ESPNU game at NEC preseason No. 2 did not shake forward Mason Porter-Brown (Gainesville, FL/William T. Dwyer (Indian River)). In fact, it did just the opposite.

The Sharks’ junior put on a show — and a shooting clinic — for NEC fans in his team’s 21-point victory. Delivering a thunderous dunk in the first half that was dubbed a “Dunk of the Year” candidate by the ESPNU talent, Porter-Brown racked up an explosive game- and career-high 29 points in extremely efficient fashion.

Drilling his first three attempts from long range, the Floridian went on to make each of his first six shots from the field and had already amassed 19 points with nine minutes left in the game. Closing out the afternoon with just one miss from the field — a three-pointer — Porter-Brown shot a sizzling 90.9 percent from the field (10-of-11), including 83.3 percent from three-point range (5-of-6).

His performance was one of the most impressive shooting displays by an NEC baller in conference annals, as just seven other players have scored at least 25 points on 90.0 percent shooting from the field and an 80.0 percent clip from three. Central Connecticut's Allan Jeanne-Rose was the last to do so when he put up 28 points on 90.9 percent shooting from the field (10-of-11) and a 3-of-3 clip from three-point range in a win over Saint Francis on March 6, 2024.

In addition, he is just one of 10 players in the nation this season to put up 25 points on 90/80 shooting from the field and from distance.

CHARGED UP
New Haven senior guard Kheni Briggs (Kennapolis, NC/The Burlington School (UAlbany)) put up a career-high 29 points in the Chargers’ win at Saint Francis on Saturday. The mark was 10 points higher than his previous personal-best of 19 points, which he set against Wagner on Jan. 17.

Briggs’ 29-point outing marks the highest point total by a New Haven player in a game since the Chargers made the jump to NCAA Division I and joined the NEC for the 2025-26 campaign.

SEAHAWKS SOAR
Wagner graduate student Travis Gray (Syracuse, NY/Henninger (FIU)) snapped the Seahawks’ seven-game skid in style, draining a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to propel his team past FDU by a 75-72 final.

FLASH FACT
In games against NEC foes that senior guard Chris Moncrief (Turtle Creek, PA/The Kiski School (Evansville)) has put up 10-or-more points, Saint Francis is a perfect 4-0.

Coming off a season-high 18-point effort behind 7-of-9 shooting from the field in Friday’s win over Chicago State, Moncrief is averaging 15.5 points per game in the Red Flash’s four league victories, which 5.0 points higher than his 10.5 point-per-game average through eight NEC outings. 

RARE AIR: DARIN SMITH, JR.’S SCORING LEAP
How rare is it for a player to boost his scoring average by more than 12 points from season to season?

This year, Central Connecticut sophomore guard Darin Smith, Jr. (Springfield, MA/Springfield Central/Vermont Academy) has taken his scoring to another level, raising his average by 13.2 points from 6.8 ppg in 2024-25 to a league-leading 19.1 ppg this season. 

To put this in perspective, only five other players in NEC history have improved their scoring averages by more than 12.3 points from one season to the next. The all-time record belongs to St. Francis Brooklyn’s Ray Minlead, who jumped from 8.8 ppg in 1997-98 to a conference-best 24.5 ppg in 1998-99, a remarkable 15.5 point leap.

Across the NEC’s 45-year history, just 33 players have achieved a double-digit scoring increase from season to season.

NEC Players with a 14+ Point Scoring Increase from Season to Season 
Ray Minlend (SFBK), 8.8 ppg (1997-98), 24.3 ppg (1998-99), +15.5
Sidney Sanders Jr. (FDU), 4.6 ppg (2012-13), 19.1 ppg (2013-14), +14.5
Sean Baptiste (FDU), 4.6 ppg (2006-07), 18.5 ppg (2007-08), +13.9
Tyler Thomas (SHU), 5.6 ppg (2019-20), 19.1 ppg (2020-21), +13.5
Terrence Brown (FDU), 7.8 ppg (2023-24), 20.6 ppg (2024-25), +12.8
Darin Smith, Jr. (CCSU), 6.8 ppg (2024-25), 19.1 ppg (2025-26), +12.3

SOPHOMORE SENSATIONS
We’ve all heard of Diaper Dandies, but the NEC has been run by sophomores as of late.

Central Connecticut forward Darin Smith, Jr. (Springfield, MA/Springfield Central/Vermont Academy) currently paces the conference in scoring as a sophomore with 19.1 points per game.

Last season’s scoring leader was also a sophomore, as FDU’s Terrence Brown led the way with 20.8 ppg.

The trend of sophomore sensations began in the 2023-24 campaign thanks to Merrimack’s Jordan Derkack, who led the circuit with 17.0 ppg.

A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN
Saint Francis redshirt senior Skylar Wicks (Jersey City, NJ/Surge Christian Academy (Missouri State)) is the only player in the NEC — and just one of seven players nationally — to average at least 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Wicks enters the week averaging 17.2 points (2nd in NEC), 7.3 boards (4th), 2.6 dimes (10th) and 1.5 steals per contest (5th).

Just eight NEC players have crafted a stat line similar to that of Wicks, with Wagner great Alex Morales being the last to do so in 2021-22 when he averaged 17.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals per night.

In addition, Wicks’ scoring average of 17.2 points is the highest by a Red Flash baller since Josh Cohen put up 21.8 per night in 2022-23.

RODGER THAT
Central Connecticut senior Jay Rodgers (Pickerington, OH/Cochise College (University of New Orleans)) is just one of two players in the nation to have multiple double-doubles of at least 13 points and 13 assists this season. He accomplished the feat against LIU (14 points, 14 assists) on Jan. 2 and Saint Francis (13 points, 13 assists) on Jan. 17.

Sacred Heart’s Mehki Conner is the only other Division I baller to have achieved the feat this year.

20/20 VISION
LIU has had two players score 20-or-more points in the same game a league-leading eight times with the duo of Malachi Davis (Scarborough, Ontario/Central Tech (Arizona State)) and graduate guard/forward Jamal Fuller (Toronto, Ontario/Central Technical/Academy of Art) teaming up to score 20 points in the same game four of those times. 

HOW CAN RODGERS ASSIST?
Senior Jay Rodgers (Pickerington, OH/Cochise College (University of New Orleans)) has been dropping dimes all year like they are going out of style.

The 6-foot-6 guard and Buckeye State product is handing out assists at a 7.1-per-game clip, an average that leads all NEC players and is currently the fifth-best among all NCAA Division I players.

Rodgers’ assist average is one that has not been seen in the league in quite some time. The last player to dish out five-or-more helpers per contest was Mount St. Mary’s’ Damian Chong Qui, who dished for 5.4 assists per contest in 2020-21. 

In addition, the Blue Devils’ guard is handing out the most dimes per game in more than a decade, when LIU’s Jason Brickman turned in a nation-leading 10.0 assist-per-game average in 2013-14.

DOUBLE-DIGIT DIMES
As previously mentioned, Central Connecticut senior guard Jay Rodgers (Pickerington, OH/Cochise College (University of New Orleans)) has had a knack for assisting on buckets this season.

Passing for 13 assists at Saint Francis last month (Jan. 17), he became just the seventh player in NCAA Division I this season to hand out 13-or-more dimes in multiple games this season. The list also includes Purdue’s Braden Smith, Michigan’s Elliot Cadeau, Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears Jr., Cal State Northridge’s Josiah Davis, Sacred Heart’s Mekhi Conner and Portland’s Joel Foxwell.

Finally, with four games of 10-or-more assists, Rodgers is tied for ninth nationally. Smith from Purdue currently leads the nation in the category after dishing for double digits in 10 contests this season. In the NEC rankings, the Buckeye State native owns the most double-digit assist games since 2019-20, when Sacred Heart’s Cameron Parker turned the trick four times against Division I competitors.

THIS YEAR’S NEC FORMAT
Each NEC squad will play an 18-game double round-robin schedule under the NEC’s 10-team alignment in 2025-26. The slate, which runs nine weeks, does not have any bye dates. This year’s men’s slate will vary the first four weeks of the season before settling into the familiar Thursday/Saturday format for the final five weeks of the campaign.

WE’RE TALKIN’ POSTSEASON
The NEC Basketball Championship will remain an eight-team playoff format in 2025-26 with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, advancing teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.

The 2026 NEC Men’s Basketball Championship will take place at March 4, 7 and 10 at campus sites.

WHO’S IN THE MIX?
With Mercyhurst now postseason eligible, nine of the 10 eligible teams will participate in this year’s NEC Tournament. NEC newcomer New Haven is not yet eligible for conference postseason play.

Stonehill has completed its Division I reclassification and is now eligible for the NCAA Tournament for the first time this season. Le Moyne and Mercyhurst are ineligible for the NCAA Tournament due to their current statuses as Division I reclassifying institutions. 

If a reclassifying institution wins the NEC Tournament championship, the tournament runner-up will advance to the NCAA Tournament as the NEC’s automatic qualifier as per current policy. If two reclassifying members reach the conference final, the NEC will stage an “AQ Qualifier” game between the two non-advancing semifinal teams. This will serve as a decisive game to determine the team that will secure the NEC’s spot in the NCAA Tournament. The “AQ Qualifier” game will occur this season if Le Moyne and Mercyhurst reach the final game of the NEC Tournament.


2025-26 NEC MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov. 10: Greg Gordon (LIU)
Nov. 17: Darin Smith, Jr. (Central Connecticut) & Malachi Davis (LIU) 
Nov. 24: Jay Rodgers (Central Connecticut)
Dec. 1: Darin Smith, Jr. (Central Connecticut) & Nick Jones (Wagner)
Dec. 8: Malachi Davis (LIU)
Dec. 15: Greg Gordon (LIU)
Dec. 23: Qadir Martin (Mercyhurst)
Dec. 30: Shilo Jackson (Le Moyne)
Jan. 6: Jamal Fuller (LIU)
Jan. 12: Darin Smith, Jr. (Central Connecticut)
Jan. 21: Darin Smith, Jr. (Central Connecticut)
Jan. 27: Trent Mosquera (Le Moyne)
Feb. 2: CJ Ray (Chicago State) & Jamal Fuller (LIU)
Feb. 9: 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nov. 10: David Jevtic (FDU)
Nov. 17: Elijah Parker (Central Connecticut)
Nov. 24: Tristan Burth (New Haven)
Dec. 1: Ashton Reynolds (Central Connecticut)
Dec. 8: Paris Papadatos (Saint Francis)
Dec. 15: Roddy Jones (Central Connecticut)
Dec. 23: Ashton Reynolds (Central Connecticut)
Dec. 30: David Jevtic (FDU)
Jan. 6: Aidan Losiewicz (New Haven)
Jan. 12: David Jevtic (FDU)
Jan. 21: Teshaun Steele (New Haven)
Jan. 27: David Jevtic (FDU)
Feb. 2: Ashton Reynolds (Central Connecticut)
Feb. 9: