This Week in PAC Men's Basketball

November 17-23

Men's Basketball | 11/24/2025 4:00:00 PM

Week 3 PAC Honors (for events between November 17-23)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 3 of the 2025-26 season.

PAC Player of the Week
Diaun Pinkett • Chatham • Senior guard • McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour
Pinkett averaged a double-double with 18 points and 10.5 rebounds while adding in 4.0 assists in the Cougars' 2-0 week ... He dropped 22 points on 6-for-11 shooting and had six boards, five assists and a pair of steals in a 100-77 win over SUNY-Potsdam ... Pinkett then posted a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds to go with three assists in a 77-74 triumph over Lynchburg ... For the week, he connected on 56 percent of his shots from the floor (14-for-25).

PAC Men's Basketball Honor Roll
Bethany sophomore forward Jayden Jackson (Columbia, S.C./A.C. Flora); Franciscan junior guard Sawyer Butler (Beaver, Pa./Beaver); Geneva senior guard Jonathan Bertovich (East Palestine, Ohio/Heartland Christian); Grove City senior guard/forward Mike Christenson (Oakton, Va./Trinity); Hiram senior wing Avery Scott (Prince George's County, Md./DuVal); Saint Vincent junior guard Maxwell Gordon (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay); Thiel junior forward Khamari Accursio-Harris (Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter); W&J junior guard Matthew Carte (Ravenswood, W.Va./Ravenswood); Waynesburg junior guard Cam Danser (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown); Westminster graduate student guard DJ Harrell (Cleveland, Ohio/East Tech)

PAC Newcomer of the Week
Pijus Latauskas • Allegheny • Freshman forward • Vilnius, Lithuania/Kiski Prep-Pa.
Latauskas scored a team and season-high 15 points in a 72-60 loss to Oberlin … He made 5-of-6 free throws and added three rebounds, two assists, and one block … It marked the third consecutive game in double-digit points to start Latauskas' career.


PAC Men's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll
Thiel freshman forward Kadenne Kemp (Inglewood, Calif./Northgate-Pa.)

PAC Records & Milestones
Bethany's Jayden Jackson had 22 points and nine boards to lead the Bison in an 87-81 win over Mount Aloysius ... Jonathan Bertovich led Geneva to a 2-1 record by averaging 14.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.0 steals across the three games and set career-highs with 10 assists in Mount Aloysius win and 25 points in SUNY-Potsdam victory  ... Grove City's Mike Christenson averaged 18 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists over a pair of games last week ... Hiram's Avery Scott finished with career-highs in points (22) and rebounds (seven) in Saturday's match-up with Pitt-Greensburg ... Saint Vincent's Maxwell Gordon recorded a double-double, posting 19 points and 10 assists in the Bearcats' loss at Hood ... Thiel's Khamari Accursio-Harris dropped a career-most 20 points against Penn State Behrend ... W&J's Matthew Carte, who had 17 points in the game, nailed the game-sealing triple and steal on the opposite end of the court to secure a 79-75 victory over #21 Maryville and help the Presidents go 2-0 while hosting the 2025 Great Lakes Invitational ... Cam Danser erupted for 30 points during Waynesburg's 88-74 loss to Pitt-Greensburg on Wednesday, as he shot 10-of-16 from the floor and knocked down 8-of-11 tries from three-point range on the night ... Westminster's DJ Harrell finished with 19 points and eclipsed 1,000 career points in Saturday's loss at Muskingum.