Week Eight Men's Release

PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Farmingdale's Mike Campbell Wins Honor

WHITE PLAINS, NY (2 February 2009) – Mike Campbell (Bronx, NY/Samuel Gompers) Mike Campbell, Farmingdale is this week’s PrestoSports/MBWA Player of the Week for leading the Farmingdale State men’s basketball team to 2-0 week. He averaged 32 points and 15.5 rebounds per game as the Rams (16-2; 11-1 Skyline Conference) beat Polytech 110-71 and SUNY Maritime 91-57.
The junior forward scored a career-high 41 points with 16 caroms in the win over Polytechnic. He then added his second double-double of the week with 23 points and 15 rebounds in the win over Maritime. For the week, he made 69 % of his shots.
The Skyline Conference honored Campbell as well, naming him its Player of the Week for the second time in as many weeks.
The Rams, who have now won twelve straight games, host NY City tech tonight at 7 p.m. before heading to face bard College on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Farmingdale returns home for a Saturday afternoon tilt against the College of Mt. St. Mary.

This Week's Honor Roll
Manny Perez, Caldwell College, Senior, Forward, 6’7”, 215 lbs., Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.
Jason Miller, Columbia University, Senior, Forward, 6’8”, 220 lbs., Hamilton, OH/Hamilton
Charles Jenkins, Hofstra University, Sophomore, Guard, 6’3”, 220 lbs., Queens, NY/Springfield Gardens
Josh Lopez, New Jersey City University, Junior, Guard, 5’9”, 158 lbs., Jersey City, NJ/St. Mary's
Marvin Billups, Purchase College, Sophomore, Forward, 6'5”, Chester, NY/Monroe-Woodbury
Cleveland Richard, U.S. Military Academy, Junior, Forward, 6’3”, 193 lbs., Houston, TX/Westfield

About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week Award
Celebrating its fifth season, the Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state area have the ability to nominate one male and one female student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of media members votes to select the winners from the nominations. All players who receive votes, but are not named the Player of the Week, are then named to the Honor Roll.

About PrestoSports
PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the college basketball in the New York area, and specifically the MBWA. We are pleased to recognize the best athletic achievements in the Tri-state area. A Maryland-based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III.

--MBWA--




Home About Men's Nomination Form Women's Nomination Form 2004-05 Winners 2005-06 Winners 2006-07 Winners 2007-08 Winners 2008-09 Winners	Week Eight Men's Release PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Farmingdale's Mike Campbell Wins Honor WHITE PLAINS, NY (2 February 2009) – Mike Campbell (Bronx, NY/Samuel Gompers) is this week’s PrestoSports/MBWA Player of the Week for leading the Farmingdale State men’s basketball team to 2-0 week. He averaged 32 points and 15.5 rebounds per game as the Rams (16-2; 11-1 Skyline Conference) beat Polytech 110-71 and SUNY Maritime 91-57. The junior forward scored a career-high 41 points with 16 caroms in the win over Polytechnic. He then added his second double-double of the week with 23 points and 15 rebounds in the win over Maritime. For the week, he made 69 % of his shots. The Skyline Conference honored Campbell as well, naming him its Player of the Week for the second time in as many weeks. The Rams, who have now won twelve straight games, host NY City tech tonight at 7 p.m. before heading to face bard College on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Farmingdale returns home for a Saturday afternoon tilt against the College of Mt. St. Mary. This Week's Honor Roll Manny Perez, Caldwell College, Senior, Forward, 6’7”, 215 lbs., Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp. Jason Miller, Columbia University, Senior, Forward, 6’8”, 220 lbs., Hamilton, OH/Hamilton Charles Jenkins, Hofstra University, Sophomore, Guard, 6’3”, 220 lbs., Queens, NY/Springfield Gardens Josh Lopez, New Jersey City University, Junior, Guard, 5’9”, 158 lbs., Jersey City, NJ/St. Mary's Marvin Billups, Purchase College, Sophomore, Forward, 6'5”, Chester, NY/Monroe-Woodbury Cleveland Richard, U.S. Military Academy, Junior, Forward, 6’3”, 193 lbs., Houston, TX/Westfield About the PrestoSports/MBWA Weekly Player of the Week Award Celebrating its fifth season, the Player of the Week Award is granted on a weekly basis by the New York Area Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Each week, each of the nearly 75 schools that play college basketball in the Tri-state area have the ability to nominate one male and one female student-athlete, based upon their on-court accomplishments over the previous seven days. An esteemed panel of media members votes to select the winners from the nominations. All players who receive votes, but are not named the Player of the Week, are then named to the Honor Roll. About PrestoSports PrestoSports is proud to sponsor the college basketball in the New York area, and specifically the MBWA. We are pleased to recognize the best athletic achievements in the Tri-state area. A Maryland-based company, PrestoSports is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices used for designing, building and maintaining official athletic websites. With clients across the country, PrestoSports focuses on smaller schools and conferences in NCAA Divisions II and III. --MBWA--