Van Cott Named ECC Rookie of the Week

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- The East Coast Conference has named Mercy College’s Bryan Van Cott its men’s basketball Rookie of the Week, for the period ending January 31, 2010. Van Cott averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds as the Mavericks (1-19; 1-12 ECC) lost to St. Thomas Aquinas College, 84-73, and Molloy College, 106-93.

On Wednesday, January 27, the freshman sparkled. He shot 33.3% from the field and recorded 11 points, while chipping in defensively with four rebounds, in the 84-73 loss to STAC.

Next, on Saturday, January 30, the 6’4” forward was tasked with guarding Molloy’s Brian Hutchinson, who went on to earn ECC Co-Player of the Week honors this week, and still scored a team-high 24 points while grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds in the 106-93 loss.

Having started both games, he averaged 37.5 minutes per game.

Mercy next plays on Wednesday, February 3, at NYIT. The game is scheduled for a 7:15 p.m. tip.

The original release may be found here.

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