2008-09 Men's Basketball
Player of the Week

Name
School
Date Announced
Mychal Wilkes Brockport March 2
Mychal Wilkes
Brad Cooper
Brockport
Fredonia
February 23
Antonio Speed Buffalo State February 16
Kyle Reuter Oswego February 9
Scott Morton Geneseo February 2
Ryan Morin Oneonta January 26
Damon Brown Potsdam January 19
Scott Morton Geneseo January 12
Jamar Gray Buffalo State January 5
Tommy Downing Oswego December 15
Scott Morton
Chris Ruiz
Geneseo
Plattsburgh
December 8
Chris Ruiz Plattsburgh December 1
Kyle Reuter Oswego November 24
Scott Morton Geneseo November 17

March 2
Mychal Wilkes (Newark/Newark), Brockport senior guard

Wilkes was named the SUNYAC Men's Basketball Tournament MVP this weekend at Oswego, as the Brockport Men's Basketball team took home the championship as the number 8 seed, upsetting the number one, number three, and number five seeds along the way. Wilkes had game highs 21 and 27 points in the semifinal and final games, respectively. Wilkes also led the team in rebounds during the semifinal game with eight. Brockport will face Carnegie-Mellon Friday night at 6 p.m. at John Carroll University in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

February 23
Mychal Wilkes (Newark/Newark), Brockport senior guard

Wilkes averaged 21.6 points in week that saw the Golden Eagles go 3-0 and earn the eighth and final SUNYAC playoff spot. He shot 52.4 percent (22-for-42) from the field, and 45.2 percent (14-for-31) from three-point range. He scored 26 points in an 84-76 win over Morrisville, register 19 points and seven assist in a 71-53 triumph over Cortland, and helped his team secure their playoff position with 20 points, six rebounds and three assists in an 86-81 victory over league leader Geneseo, shooting 6-for-12 from the field, 3-for-8 from three-point range, and 5-for-7 from the line.

Brad Cooper (Monticello/Monticello), Fredonia junior guard
Cooper averaged 23 points in a 3-0 week for the Blue Devils, shooting 58.8 percent (24-for-43) from the field, and 75 percent (9-for-12) from three-point range. After opening the week scoring 19 and 18 points, respectively, in wins over Buffalo State (82-62) and Geneseo (64-59), he scored a career-high 32 points, shooting 10-for-17 from the field, 4-for-5 from three-point range and 8-for-12 from the line in a 71-68 win over Cortland.

February 16
Antonio Speed (Buffalo/East), Buffalo State sophomore forward
Speed averaged a double-double -- 17.7 points and 11.3 rebounds -- in three SUNYAC wins last week. His 26-point, 16-rebound effort in the 74-65 win over Brockport represented career highs in both statistical categories. He followed that with 11 points and 12 rebounds in a 76-66 victory over Cortland, and 16 points and six rebounds in an 80-65 win over New Paltz. Speed shot 54.5 percent from the field in the three games (18 of 33), including 4 of 6 from three-point range. He was also 13 of 18 from the foul line (72.2 percent).

February 9
Kyle Reuter (Mexico/Mexico), Oswego senior guard

Senior guard Kyle Reuter averaged 21.9 points, shot 36 percent (9-for-22) from three-point range, and connected on 18 of 22 free throws (81.8 percent) in a 2-1 week for the Lakers. After scoring 14 points in a 69-68 non-conference loss at Utica College, Reuter averaged 25 points in SUNYAC weekend wins over SUNY Cortland and The College at Brockport, which moved team into a tie for first place in the conference standings with Oneonta State with a 9-3 mark. Reuter tallied 29 points on 9-for-17 shooting from the floor (4-for-8 beyond the arc) and making all seven free throws in an 84-76 win over the Red Dragons, and led all scorers the following night with 21 points in a 78-75 triumph over Brockport, scoring 15 points and going 10-for-10 from the line in the second half. He moved into sixth place on Oswego's all-time scoring list with 1,317 points.

February 2
Scott Morton (Syracuse/Westhill), Geneseo senior guard

Morton averaged 28 points and 9 rebounds in SUNYAC wins over New Paltz (70-60) and Oneonta (79-77). He shot 56.3 percent from the field (18 of 32), including 8 of 14 on three-pointers (57.1 percent). He also averaged 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals. It was the fourth time this season he has received SUNYAC's weekly honor and in the process has moved into fourth all-time in Geneseo career scoring with 1,379 points. Last week, he passed former All-Americans Joe Zera (1,339 points) and Ed Robota (1,356).

January 26
Ryan Morin (Altamont/Guilderland), Oneonta senior forward

Morin averaged 20 points and 8.5 rebounds in a pair of SUNYAC wins -- 78-45 over Morrisville State, and 78-65 over Potsdam. He shot 74 percent from the field (17 of 23) and 83 percent from the line (5 of 6). He also averaged 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocked shots in the two games. By winning twice, the Red Dragons stayed atop the SUNYAC standings. They entered the new week with a 7-1 league record (12-5 overall) and a one-game lead in the conference standings.

January 19
Damon Brown (Brooklyn/Port Richmond), Potsdam senior guard

Brown averaged 25.7 points per game over a 1-2 week for Potsdam. Brown also made thirteen out of twenty attempted three point shots, going 65% from behind the arc.

January 12
Scott Morton (Syracuse/Westhill), Geneseo senior guard

Over a week that saw Geneseo go 2-1, Morton averaged 21.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.7 blocks. He moved to ninth all time in scoring at Geneseo with 1,224 points to date.

January 5
Jamar Gray (Rochester/Bishop-Kearney), Buffalo State senior guard
Gray helped lead Buffalo State to its first win of the season over Heidelberg. On his way to being named to the All-Tournament team, Gray averaged 21 points, 4.5 rebounds, one assist, two steals and five blocks over two games.

December 15
Tommy Downing (Staten Island/Curtis), Oswego senior guard/forward
In a 104-94 loss to Nazareth, Downing played all forty minutes, scoring 30 points. He also grabbed six rebounds, seven assists, three steals and a block. Downing went 11/20 from the field, 3/8 from the arc, and 5/8 at the free throw line.

December 8
Scott Morton (Syracuse/Westhill), Geneseo senior guard

Morton averaged 23 points, eight rebounds, three assists, 1.3 steals, and .3 blocks over three games in the last week. His game-winning shot at the buzzer over Oswego garnered nation coverage on ESPN and Yahoo.

Chris Ruiz (Bronx/St. Agnes), Plattsburgh sophomore guard
Ruiz scored a SUNYAC-high, career-high, and possible school record 41 points in an overtime win against Brockport. Ruiz also scored 39 points in a loss against St. Lawrence. Over three games last week, he averaged 26.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2.3 steals, and .33 blocks.

December 1
Chris Ruiz (Bronx/St. Agnes), Plattsburgh sophomore guard

In a close 59-58 loss to Clarkson, Ruiz scored 25 points, shooting 76.9% from the field. He also grabbed four rebounds, two assists and one block. Ruiz went four for five from the free throw line.

November 24
Kyle Reuter (Mexico/Mexico), Oswego senior guard

Reuter averaged 22 ppg over the weekend in the SUNY Old Westbury Panther Classic on his way to being named the tournament MVP. He also surpassed 1000 career points, only the thirteenth player in school history to do so. He shot 52% from the field and the three point line, while shooting 75% from the free throw line. Oswego is undefeated this season (4-0).

November 17
Scott Morton (Syracuse/Westhill), Geneseo senior guard

Morton picked up 22 points, nine rebounds, four assists, five steals and one block in a 76-53 win over the Elmira Soaring Eagles. The senior guard shot 52.9% from the field, 33.3% from the three point arc, and 50% from the free throw line.





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