This Week in PAC Men's Basketball

January 15-21

1/22/2024 3:00:00 PM

Week 10 PAC Honors (for events between January 15-21)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 10 of the 2023-24 season.
 
PAC Player of the Week
Antone Baker • Waynesburg • Senior forward • Maple Heights, Ohio/Maple Heights
Baker averaged 23 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals and shot 63 percent (20-32) from the floor over the Yellow Jackets' two wins over Westminster and Bethany ... Baker willed the Jackets to victory over Westminster, as he nailed the go-ahead jumper with 14 seconds left, then blocked a potential go-ahead three-pointer and made a leaping save to give Waynesburg possession and seal the win ... He finished the victory with 20 points, six rebounds and three blocks ... In Saturday's comeback win over Bethany, Baker totaled 26 points, 12 rebounds (including nine offensive) and three blocks
PAC Men's Basketball Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore guard Isaiah Portis (Medina, Ohio/Norwayne); Bethany sophomore forward Cole Dailey (East Liverpool, Ohio/East Liverpool); Chatham senior forward Luca Robinson (Los Angeles, Calif./Hart); Geneva graduate student guard Isaac Massie (Cross Lanes, W.Va./Homeschooled); Grove City junior guard Chase Yarberough (Lititz, Pa./Warwick); Thiel sophomore guard Elijah Harden (Sharon, Pa./Kennedy Catholic); W&J sophomore forward Alex Acosta (Acworth, Ga./North Cobb); Westminster sophomore guard Quincy Jones (Youngstown, Ohio/Chaney)
 
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Isaac Cherry • Grove City • Freshman center • Sagamore Hills, Ohio/Nordonia
Cherry averaged eight points, four rebounds and 2.5 blocks in a 1-1 week for Grove City ... In the Wolverines' 62-49 win over Franciscan, he was 5-for-6 from the field for 10 points and also chipped in four blocks, three rebounds and a pair of steals ... Saturday at Geneva, Cherry finished with six points and five boards ... For the week, he made 8-of-11 from the field (73 percent).
PAC Men's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman forward Zion Barksdale (Meadville, Pa./Cathedral Prep); Bethany freshman guard Colin Meany (Fairview Park, Ohio/Fairview Park); Franciscan freshman guard Sawyer Butler (Beaver, Pa./Beaver); Thiel freshman forward Jonah Biggers (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hill); W&J freshman guard Matthew Carte (Ravenswood, W.Va./Ravenswood)
 
PAC Records & Milestones
Saint Vincent's win over Thiel Wednesday extended their program-record winning streak to 17 games ... The Bearcats, who were one of only two undefeated teams in Division III, dropped their first contest 90-80 Saturday at Westminster, as the Titans were led by sophomore Trey DePietro (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman) with 20 points and sophomore Quincy Jones with 18.