Defensive Player of the Week
Yassine Idrissa / FY / St. Mary’s College of Maryland / Rockville, Md. / T.S. Wootton HS
Yassine Idrissa helped the Seahawks extend their win streak to five as Yassine put up 36 points, 23 rebounds, nine blocks, three assists, and two steals. He came close to a triple-double in the team's 70-67 road win over Notre Dame (Md.) with 16 points, nine boards (five defensive), and career-best eight blocks. Yassine then put up his third double-double of the season with career-bests of 20 points and 14 caroms (six defensive) in SMCM's come-from-behind 77-65 win over Valley Forge. He also picked up a career-high two steals against UVF.
This is the first Player of the Week award for Idrissa who currently leads the United East in blocks per game (2.5), is fifth in the United East averaging 8.6 rebounds per game, and sixth shooting 79.4% from the free-throw line (27-for-34).