A-10 Basketball Players of the Week

Men's Basketball

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Derrio Green - Charlotte
Sophomore, Guard, 6-0, 160 lbs.
Panama City, Fla./Gulf Coast C.C.
Green averaged 30 points on 18-of-34 shooting as Charlotte earned wins over Temple (74-64) and Massachusetts (72-58)...made 12 field goals from beyond the arc and added seven assists and four steals...scored 26 points versus Temple on Jan. 27 and poured in a career-high 34 points at UMass on 8-of-16 shooting from three-point range on Jan. 30...marked his league-leading second 30-point performance of the season...named the A-10 Player of the Week for the second time.

ROOKIES OF THE WEEK 
Chris Gaston - Fordham
Freshman, Forward, 6-7, 210 lbs.
Palisades Park, N.J./St. Anthony's HS
Gaston scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds on Jan. 27 in Fordham's 80-73 loss to La Salle in the Rams' lone contest on the week...marked his 13th double-digit rebounding performance and 12th double-double of the season...tabbed the A-10 Rookie of the Week for the third time.





Aaric Murray - La Salle
Freshman, Center, 6-10, 247 lbs.
Philadelphia, Pa./Glen Mills HS
Murray earns his third A-10 Rookie of the Week honor after averaging 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and two blocks...scored a season-high 24 points on Jan. 27 in La Salle's 80-73 victory at Fordham...scored 11 points and added four boards and a pair of steals in the Explorers' 64-52 loss at Temple on Jan. 30.

Women's Basketball

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Brittany Ford - Saint Joseph's
Senior, Forward, Wilmington, Del./Concord HS
Ford spearheaded Saint Joseph's perfect 2-0 week as she averaged 19 points per game, while shooting an impressive 76.2 percent (16-21) from the field ... added nine rebounds, three steals, three blocks and one assist on the week ... tallied a team-high 15 points and had a key block in the final minute in SJU's win at La Salle on Jan. 27 ... followed with a 19-point second-half performance in leading the Hawks past George Washington, 63-47, on Jan. 30.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Katie Rutan - Xavier
Freshman, Guard, Ambler, Pa./Springside HS
Rutan averaged 14.5 points per game and shot a blistering 61.5 percent from 3-point range to pace the No. 10 Musketeers to a perfect 2-0 week ... started the week with a 13-point, three-rebound night in Xavier's 88-60 win at Rhode Island on Jan. 27 ... was 3-of-7 from long range and also posted one assist, one steal and one block against the Rams ... followed with a 16-point effort in the Musketeers 74-49 victory over Dayton on Jan. 30 ... was an unconscious 5-of-6 from long-range and even connected on a rare four-point play en route to the victory ... the win over UD marked the 15th time this season Rutan has connected on multiple 3-point field goals ... is only three 3-point field goals shy of breaking Xavier's freshman record for 3-pointers made in a single season.