Men's Basketball

Wright Earns Player of the Week Honors

PITMAN, N.J. (1/29/07) -Junior guard Lamar Wright (Galloway, N.J.) has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference men's basketball player of the week, as announced by the conference on Monday.

Wright earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after averaging 27.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting .607 from the field at his guard position in a 1-1 week of conference play for the Cougars.

He opened the week by notching 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting, while adding nine rebounds and three steals in the Cougars' 80-49 league victory over Rutgers-Camden. He wrapped up the week by tallying 24 points, four rebounds and two assists in Kean's 77-73 overtime road defeat at NJAC rival William Paterson.

Wright currently ranks fourth in the NJAC in steals with an average of 2.25 per game.