Men's Basketball | 11/10/2025 4:00:00 PM
Week 1 PAC Honors (for events between November 3-9)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 1 of the 2025-26 season.
PAC Player of the Week
Sawyer Butler • Franciscan • Junior guard • Beaver, Pa./Beaver
Butler averaged 34.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.0 blocks, as the Barons won the Oberlin Kickoff Classic Tournament ... In the opener against Beloit, Butler knocked down a three with three seconds to play to lift Franciscan to a 70-68 win ... He posted a double-double for the game with 33 points and 10 rebounds, was a perfect 13-for-13 from the foul line and added five steals and two blocks ... In the title game, Butler went for 36 points, six boards and four rejections in a 106-92 win over Adrian ... His 36-point outing is the third highest single-game mark in Baron history and Butler is less than 100 away from 1,000 career points and becoming the youngest Baron to reach that milestone.
PAC Men's Basketball Honor Roll
Chatham senior guard Diaun Pinkett (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour); Hiram sophomore guard Collin Jones (Little Rock, Ark./North Ridgeville); Saint Vincent graduate student guard Mike Iuzzolino (Pittsburgh, Pa./Canterbury-Conn.); W&J sophomore guard Michael Plasko (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette); Waynesburg junior guard/forward Jackson Rhodes (Christchurch, New Zealand/St. Andrews College)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Drovinsky Ulysse • Hiram • Freshman wing • West Palm Beach, Fla./Dr. Joaquin Garcia
Ulysse averaged 10 points per game in his first weekend of collegiate basketball, scoring 13 on 5-of-6 shooting in the team's win over Alfred State on Friday before tallying seven points in a victory over Lycoming on Saturday ... Ulysse also recorded five rebounds, two assists and two steals while shooting 78 percent from the floor (7-9) and 80 percent (4-5) from the foul line over the two games and helping the Terriers win the Crossbar Alfred Classic.
PAC Men's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll
Chatham freshman guard Vito Campolo (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway); Franciscan freshman guard Anthony Covetta (Ashtabula, Ohio/Jefferson Area); Waynesburg freshman forward Preston Luzador (Fairview, W.Va./Clay-Battelle);
PAC Records & Milestones
Chatham's Diaun Pinkett just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against Carnegie Mellon ... Franciscan's Anthony Covetta hit for 10 points in the Barons' win over Adrian in the Oberlin Kickoff Classic Title Game ... Hiram's Collin Jones was named MVP of the Crossbar Alfred Classic after averaging 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in wins over Alfred State and Lycoming ... Saint Vincent's Mike Iuzzolino scored 24 points on 8-for-12 shooting from the field in the Bearcats' season-opening 85-68 win against Carlow ... W&J's Michael Plasko dropped a career-high 23 points in the season opener against Lancaster Bible ... Jackson Rhodes helped lead Waynesburg to the team title at Hilbert's Hawks Against Hunger Tip-Off Tournament by averaging 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 block per win and earned All-Tournament Team honors.