Week Nine Men's Release

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

WHITE PLAINS, NY (9 February 2009) – For the second time in as many weeks, Mike Farmingdale's Mike Campbell Campbell (Bronx, NY/Samuel Gompers) is this week’s PrestoSports/MBWA Player of the Week. This time he led the Farmingdale State men’s basketball team (19-2, 13-1 Skyline Conference) to three wins last week, beating City Tech 77-62, Bard 88-75 and Mount Saint Mary 88-60.
Campbell averaged a double-double of 25.7 points and 12 rebounds per game, pushing the Rams win streak to 15 games. He registered two double-doubles, scoring 19 points with ten rebounds against City Tech before scoring 35 points with 17 rebounds against Bard. Against Mount Saint Mary, he finished with 23 points and only nine rebounds.
Campbell was awarded by the Skyline Conference as its Player of the Week.
Up next for the Rams is a Thursday matchup against St. Joseph’s before they face Yeshiva on Saturday.

This Week's Honor Roll
David Seagers, Dowling College, Junior, Guard, 6'2", Bronx, NY/Thurgood Marshall Academy
Julian Boyd, Long Island University, Freshman, Forward, 6’7”, 220 lbs., San Antonio, TX/William H. Taft
Khaleef Allicott, Queens College, Junior, Guard, 6'0", Brooklyn, NY/Midwood
J.J. Walsh, St. Joseph's-LI, Senior, Forward, 6’5”, Brentwood, NY/Brentwood
Ryan Bacon, Saint Peter's College, Sophomore, Forward, 6’8”, Maplewood, NJ/St. Benedict's Prep
Marcel Esonwune, York College, Sophomore, Center, 6’6”, 210 lbs., Lagos, Nigeria/ Marist Brothers

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.

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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 Nine Men's Release PRESTOSPORTS/MBWA MEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Farmingdale's Mike Campbell Wins Honor WHITE PLAINS, NY (9 February 2009) – For the second time in as many weeks, Mike Campbell (Bronx, NY/Samuel Gompers) is this week’s PrestoSports/MBWA Player of the Week. This time he led the Farmingdale State men’s basketball team (19-2, 13-1 Skyline Conference) to three wins last week, beating City Tech 77-62, Bard 88-75 and Mount Saint Mary 88-60. Campbell averaged a double-double of 25.7 points and 12 rebounds per game, pushing the Rams win streak to 15 games. He registered two double-doubles, scoring 19 points with ten rebounds against City Tech before scoring 35 points with 17 rebounds against Bard. Against Mount Saint Mary, he finished with 23 points and only nine rebounds. Campbell was awarded by the Skyline Conference as its Player of the Week. Up next for the Rams is a Thursday matchup against St. Joseph’s before they face Yeshiva on Saturday. This Week's Honor Roll David Seagers, Dowling College, Junior, Guard, 6'2", Bronx, NY/Thurgood Marshall Academy Julian Boyd, Long Island University, Freshman, Forward, 6’7”, 220 lbs., San Antonio, TX/William H. Taft Khaleef Allicott, Queens College, Junior, Guard, 6'0", Brooklyn, NY/Midwood J.J. Walsh, St. Joseph's-LI, Senior, Forward, 6’5”, Brentwood, NY/Brentwood Ryan Bacon, Saint Peter's College, Sophomore, Forward, 6’8”, Maplewood, NJ/St. Benedict's Prep Marcel Esonwune, York College, Sophomore, Center, 6’6”, 210 lbs., Lagos, Nigeria/ Marist Brothers 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--