St. John's University Athletics
Harrison Collects MBWA Player of the Week Honors
12/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
QUEENS, N.Y. - Reigning Haggerty Award winner D'Angelo Harrison was named Player of the Week by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) on Tuesday, one day after the senior guard collected BIG EAST Player of the Week honors. Harrison averaged 20.0 points and 6.0 rebounds to help lift the Red Storm to a pair of wins over Syracuse and Niagara. The award is given to the top performer from Dec. 1 - 7 among the 73 metropolitan area schools across Divisions I, II and III.
Harrison was the Red Storm's top scorer in both contests last week, posting 16 points versus Niagara and a game-high 24 points at Syracuse. He shot 48.0 percent (12-of-25) from the field, 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from downtown and 91.7 percent (11-of-12) at the free-throw line. Harrison also moved into eighth place on St. John's career scoring list last week (1,730 points).
Harrison has scored double-figures in all seven games this season and has led the Red Storm in scoring four times. He ranks second in the BIG EAST with 18.4 points per game, fourth in 3-point field goals made (16) and fifth in rebounding (8.1).
No. 24/RV St. John's (6-1) entered the national rankings Monday in the Associated Press Poll and received 62 votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll, the second highest among teams outside the Top-25. The Red Storm is back in action on Wednesday at Carnesecca Arena when it hosts Fairleigh Dickinson at 8 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
