Four Men's #AEHoops Teams Get 2020-21 Campaigns Underway

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BOSTON – The 2020-21 college basketball season finally got underway last week and four men’s #AEHoops teams saw action. UMass Lowell got off to an impressive start defeating San Francisco on Wednesday before battling Illinois State and #23 Ohio State tough over the weekend. UMBC and UNH also picked up its first victories of the season while Hartford hung in with in-state rival UConn in their first meeting in over a decade.

Eleven games are currently scheduled for this week, including Binghamton and Stony Brook starting their seasons. Additionally, Hartford will battle nationally-ranked Villanova on Tuesday on ESPN2. Check the full schedule for the most up-to-date version.

Here are the first men’s basketball awards for the 2020-21 season:

Player of the Week
Obadiah Noel, UMass Lowell – Sr., Guard, Frederick, Md.

Averaged 24.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in three games for the River Hawks last week.
Scored a career-high 35 points at Illinois State on Saturday.
A first-team All-Conference selection in 2019-20, Noel had 22 points and eight rebounds to lead UMass Lowell to a win over San Francisco on Wednesday.
This is Noel’s third career #AEHoops Player of the Week honor.

Rookie of the Week
Blondeau Tchoukuiengo, New Hampshire – R-Fr., Guard, Montreal, Quebec