Rochester, MN-
In the final week of the regular season of men's basketball in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference, a handful of student-athletes stood above their peers and have received the last Players-of-the-Week awards for the 2018-19 season.
MCAC Northern DivisionPlayer-of-the-Week |
|
|
Soph. / Guard Kenner, LA
|
In a key week for playoff participation, Trey Jones of Rainy River Community College stood tall in a trio of games for the Voyageurs.
The sophomore guard from Kenner, Louisiana played 99 total minutes in a 2-1 week for RRCC, scoring a total of 60 points. His balanced effort included 21 assists, three steals and a blocked shot. Jones shot 21-of-36 from the floor and was 14-of-18 from the charity stripe. Later this week, Rainy River will trek south to Coon Rapids and the campus of Anoka-Ramsey Community College for the MCAC / Region XIII tournament held March 1-2-3. RRCC enters the competition as the will be the #3 North seed and will compete for the opportunity to advance to the NJCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championships.
|
MCAC Southern DivisionPlayer-of-the-Week |
|
|
Fr. / Guard Brooklyn Park, MN |
Eric Racine , a freshman guard at St. Cloud Technical & Community College has been tabbed MCAC Southern Division Player-of-the-Week for his efforts in helping the Cyclones to the Divisional co-championship this past week. The Brooklyn Park product logged over sixty minutes of playing time in a pair of key MCAC contests. He scored a total of 48 points for the week, with 34 coming against co-champion Riverland in a OT affair on Saturday. Racine's 34 points were just a bucket short of the current SCTCC single game record of 36. In addition, Racine hauled in 13 total boards, had four assists and notched three steals. He was 9-of-10 from the foul line. St. Cloud Technical & Community College heads to Coon Rapids and the campus of Anoka-Ramsey Community College for the MCAC / Region XIII tournament held March 1-2-3. The Cyclones will be the #2 South seed and hope to cap off their great season with a trip to the NJCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championships.
|
NJCAA Division III National Statistical Leaders: http://www.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/div3/leaders
MCAC Men's Basketball Statistical Leaders: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/leaders
MCAC Men's Basketball Standings: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/standings
MCAC Men's Basketball Schedule: http://www.mcacsports.org/sports/mbkb/2018-19/schedule
All things NJCAA Basketball can be found on the NJCAA Basketball Twitter feed; click below for more info:
This release sponsored by:
|
About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.