Week 12 PAC Honors (for events between January 27-February 2)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 12 of the 2024-25 season.
 

PAC Player of the Week

Lovenson Xavier • Chatham • Junior guard • Naples, Fla./Community School of Naples Xavier led Chatham to two road wins on the week, averaging 26.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in victories at Waynesburg and Grove City ... He scored a career-high 33 points in Wednesday night's win at Waynesburg, with 24 in the second half to help the Cougars rally from a halftime deficit, and added eight boards, two steals and two blocks ... Xavier would lead all scorers again Saturday with a game-high 20 points, as Chatham ran its winning streak to nine straight with a 72-60 victory at Grove City.

PAC Men's Basketball Honor Roll

Allegheny senior guard Luke Barker (New Castle, Pa./Struthers-Ohio); Franciscan sophomore guard Sawyer Butler (Beaver, Pa./Beaver); Geneva graduate student forward Ryan Rachic (Prince Frederick, Md./Calvert); Grove City senior guard Jonah Bock (Erie, Pa./McDowell); Saint Vincent senior guard Mike Iuzzolino (Sewickley, Pa./Canterbury-Conn.); Thiel graduate student guard Marlon Ellerbee (Temple Hills, Md./Oxon Hills); 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 Drew Weir (Salem, Ohio/Salem)

 

PAC Newcomer of the Week

Cameron Rowell • Washington & Jefferson • Freshman guard/forward • Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional Rowell repeats as Newcomer of the Week after he averaged 14 points, 3.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game in victories over Grove City and Bethany ... In Wednesday's hard-fought 55-51 victory over Grove City, Rowell tallied seven points, three rebounds and two steals ... Rowell then put together his best performance of the season Saturday against Bethany, compiling a season-high 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting, five steals and two blocks.

PAC Men's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll

Allegheny freshman guard Devon Lewis (Fort Wayne, Ind./Canterbury); Franciscan freshman guard Nathan Richards (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin); Geneva freshman Tommy Coletti (Dover, Ohio/Dover); Saint Vincent freshman guard Tarek Crosby (West Newton, Pa./Yough); Thiel freshman forward Rob Thomas (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills); Westminster freshman forward Michael Burbach (West Farmington, Ohio/Bristol)

 

PAC Records & Milestones

Allegheny's Luke Barker was 12-for-13 from the foul line and finished with 19 points and a season-high six assists in Saturday's win over Waynesburg ... Sawyer Butler led Franciscan to a pair of wins which lifted the Barons into fifth place in the conference, highlighted by his 24-point performance in a win over Bethany ... Ryan Rachic led Geneva to a come-from-behind victory over Allegheny on Wednesday, scoring 29 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the field, including a perfect 9-for-9 mark in the second half ... Jonah Bock became Grove City’s all-time leader in three-point goals Wednesday night at W&J and with his five three-pointers Saturday against Chatham, Bock now has 213 three-pointers, as he surpassed the previous mark of 207, set by Shawn Carr from 2004 to 2008 ... Thiel's Marlon Ellerbee tied his season high with 19 points Wednesday at Westminster ... Waynesburg's Antone Baker scored a season-high 26 points and notched his seventh double-double of the season at Allegheny ... Drew Weir fired in a career-high 33 points, his second 30-point game this season, to help lift Westminster to a 78-71 PAC win over Thiel Wednesday.