Nemanja Zubac Named This Week's ECC Men's Basketball Defensive Player Of The Week
His Fine Play Helped UB Open The Season With A Home Court Split Of Two Contests
West Babylon, N.Y.-University of Bridgeport standout Nemanja Zubac (Grad, Becka Palanka, Serbia) has been selected as this week's East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week for his fine play in two games to open the season last weekend.
Zubac was outstanding on defense for the Purple Knights, helping his team open the 2021-22 season at 1-1, as he registered a team-high eight steals and blocked four shots to go along with averaging 7.5 rebounds in a win over Goldey-Beacom and an overtime loss to Post. Nemanja also averaged 6.5 points and dished off three assists on the week.
This week, the UB men's basketball team will be busy playing three games away from home taking on Stonehill on Wednesday night, Caldwell University on Saturday at Dominican (N.Y.) College and the Dominican on the Chargers' home court on Sunday.