Week 3 PAC Honors (for events between November 18-24)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 3 of the 2024-25 season.
 

PAC Player of the Week

Diaun Pinkett • Chatham • Junior guard • McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour Pinkett averaged 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in two wins on the week ... He had a 24-point and 10-rebound double-double with two blocks on Wednesday against Saint Vincent, as he shot 8-for-12 from the floor and a perfect 7-for-7 from the foul line in the victory ... Pinkett came back to post 25 points, five boards, three assists and a pair of steals in Saturday's victory over Allegheny ... For the week, Pinkett shot 72 percent (18-for-25) from the field and 91 percent (10-for-11) from the foul line in the wins.

PAC Men's Basketball Honor Roll

Allegheny senior guard Luke Barker (New Castle, Pa./Struthers-Ohio); Bethany junior forward Cole Dailey (East Liverpool, Ohio/East Liverpool); Geneva graduate student forward Ryan Rachic (Prince Frederick, Md./Calvert); Grove City senior guard Chase Yarberough (Lititz, Pa./Warwick); Saint Vincent graduate student guard Osyon Jones (Orlando, Fla./Bishop Moore); Thiel senior guard Gabriel Gonzalez (Merida, Venezuela/Southwest Miami); W&J sophomore forward Nathan Plotner (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South); Waynesburg graduate student forward Antone Baker (Maple Heights, Ohio/Maple Heights); Westminster junior guard Jaxon Hendershott (Salem, Ohio/West Branch)

 

PAC Newcomer of the Week

Rob Thomas • Thiel • Freshman forward • Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills Thomas averaged 12.5 points, four rebounds, one assist and one block while shooting 80 percent (12-of-15) from the field across Thiel's two PAC triumphs over Allegheny and Saint Vincent ... Against Saint Vincent, Thomas posted a team- and career-best 18 points on 9-of-11 (81.8 percent) shooting to go with five rebounds, one assist and one steal in 25 minutes off the bench ... Versus Allegheny, Thomas pitched in seven points on 3-of-4 shooting while posting a team-high-tying two blocks to go with three rebounds in 22 minutes of action.

PAC Men's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll

Allegheny freshman guard Marchelo Moreira (Abu Dhabi, UAE/IMG Academy-Fla.); Bethany freshman guard Jess Roller (Batavia, Ohio/ Batavia); Geneva freshman guard Tommy Coletti (Dover, Ohio/Dover); Grove City freshman guard Anderson Skelton (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg); Saint Vincent freshman forward Matthew Puodziukaitis (Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central); W&J freshman guard Cameron Rowell (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional); Westminster freshman forward Michael Burbach (West Farmington, Ohio/Bristol)

 

PAC Records & Milestones

While scoring 22 points Saturday against Chatham, Allegheny's Luke Barker became the 32nd player in school history to reach 1,000 career points ... Bethany's Cole Dailey averaged 15.0 points, 13.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 6.0 blocks in two wins last week, tied his own school record with eight rejections against Mount Aloysius and became the program's all-time leader in blocked shots ... Chatham head coach David Richards earned his 100th career win when the Cougars beat Saint Vincent 92-73 on Wednesday ... Chatham senior Blaine Gartley (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) became the program’s all-time leader in steals with his 186th career steal on Saturday at Allegheny ... Chase Yarberough averaged 17.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in helping Grove City start 2-0 in PAC play for the first time since the 2015-16 season ... Saint Vincent's Osyon Jones matched his career-high with 25 points in SVC's match-up at Thiel Saturday ... After setting a career-high with seven blocks in a win over Franciscan, W&J's Nathan Plotner had 14 points, 11 boards, five steals and three rejections in Westminster victory ... As part of his season-high 17 points in the game, Waynesburg's Antone Baker scored the go-ahead basket with 40 seconds to play in the 65-62 win over Geneva.