Dion Waiters Named East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player Of The Week
Helped The Purple Knights Run Winning Streak To Four With Two Wins Last Week
Central Islip, NY-University of Bridgeport men's basketball senior Dion Waiters (Brooklyn, NY) has been named East Coast Conference Player of the Week for his outstanding play in a pair of UB victories that took place in game played from January 2 through January 6, 2013.
Waiters averaged 13.5 points, 8.5 assists and 6.5 rebounds per game in helping the Purple Knights to a home victory over Roberts Wesleyan and a road triumph over Mercy. Dion also chipped in seven steals and two blocked shots on the week. In Thursday's win over Roberts Wesleyan, Waiters fell only two rebounds short of a triple-double with 15 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.
This week, the University of Bridgeport men's basketball team travels to Molloy College on Wednesday night and hosts NYIT on Saturday afternoon.