NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – St. Bonaventure senior Jaylen Adams was selected as the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Duquesne freshman Eric Williams, Jr. was chosen the league’s Rookie of the Week. The awards, announced Monday, are for games played Dec. 4-10.

A guard from Baltimore, Adams averaged 22.5 points, 9.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game in a 2-0 week for St. Bonaventure. He scored 20 points with six rebounds and nine assists in a road win over historic rival Canisius, hitting 9-of-10 (.900) at the line against the Golden Griffins. Adams followed that with 25 points, including 4-of-7 (.571) from 3-point range and 9-of-9 at the charity stripe in a home win over Yale. He also had nine assists and six steals versus the Bulldogs. For the week, he was 7-for-14 (.500) from three and 18-for-19 at the line.

Williams averaged 19.0 points, 12.0 rebounds 2.7 assists and 2.0 steals in helping the Dukes to three wins in six days. The guard from New Haven, Mich., went 11-of-17 (.647) from 3-point range and .529 from the field for the week. He began the week with a 24-point, 11-rebound double-double versus Maryland Eastern Shore and followed that with an 11-point, 16-rebound double-double against Stetson. Williams’ 16 rebounds in the Stetson game set a Duquesne freshman record. He finished the week with 22 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers (5-of-6, .833), and nine rebounds in 28 minutes against Delaware State. He entered the weekend as one of six NCAA Division I freshman averaging a double-double (currently 16.1 points, 10.4 rebounds per game).

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

Jon Axel Gudmundsson scored 22 points with seven rebounds and four steals, hitting 10-of-12 (.833) at the line in Davidson’s win over VMI … Dayton’s Josh Cunningham didn’t miss a field goal all week, with a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double in UD’s win over Tennessee Tech, followed by 21 points on 9-of-9 shooting versus Penn … Flyer freshman Jordan Davis scored 14 points, hitting 4-of-6 (.667) from 3-point range and 5-of-8 (.625) overall against Tennessee Tech … Mike Lewis II averaged 23 points per game, hitting 17 triples in three wins for the Dukes, including an incredible 6-for-7 (.857) performance from 3-point range against Maryland-Eastern Shore … George Mason’s Otis Livingston II was on fire from the field, shooting 9-of-14 (.643) against Williams & Mary for 20 points, followed by 7-of-10 (.700), including 3-of-3 form 3-point range, for 17 points in a win over North Carolina Central … Patriot freshman Goanar Mar was 4-of-7 (.571) from the field in both games for Mason, scoring 10 versus the Tribe and 13 against N.C. Central … Luwane Pipkins was sensational in Massachusetts’ victory over Providence, hitting 12-of-16 (.750) from the field, 4-of-7 (.571) from 3-point range for 30 points, with three assists and three steals … Rhode Island’s Jarvis Garrett scored 18 points and recorded four steals in the Rams’ narrow road loss at Alabama … Rhody freshman Fatts Russell was 5-of-10 (.500) from the field for 12 points versus the Crimson Tide … Richmond freshman Jacob Gilyard scored 23 points, including sinking the game-winning 3-pointer with .4 second left to lift the Spiders to a win over in-state rival James Madison … Saint Joseph’s Shavar Newkirk had 18 points, including 2-of-3 (.667) from 3-point range and 8-for-10 (.800) from the line, to go with six assists against Temple … SJU freshman Taylor Funk scored 15 points, all from beyond the 3-point arc where he was 5-for-6 (.833) versus Temple … Saint Louis’ Davell Roby scored a season-high 17 points for the Billikens against Houston ... SLU freshman Jordan Goodwin turned in a career-best 20 points and added nine rebounds in the Billikens' win against Southern Illinois … VCU freshman Marcus Santos-Silva averaged nine points and 6.5 rebounds against Texas and Seton Hall.