University of Albany Men's Basketball's Logan Aronhalt Named America East Conference Rookie of the Week - UAlbany Sports 2010

Boston, Mass. - University at Albany's Logan Aronhalt has been chosen America East Conference Rookie of the Week in men's basketball as announced Saturday, Jan. 18 by the conference office. Aronhalt is the second Great Danes to earn the weekly rookie award this season.

A redshirt freshman from Zanesville, Ohio, Aronhalt averaged 12.5 points and shot 52.9 percent from the field in two games last week. He matched a career-high with 13 points in a 76-69 come-from-behind win against UMBC on Jan. 16. Aronhalt, who made 5-of-9 from three-point range during the week, was a key figure in a run of 10 unanswered that reversed a halftime deficit and his 22-footer gave the Great Danes the lead for good. He also had 10 of his 12 points in the second half at New Hampshire on Jan. 13, as his squad nearly rallied from a 17-point deficit with 12:01 remaining.

Aronhalt, who has scored in double figures three times this season, is averaging 4.8 points in 18 appearances. He also had 13 points against Yale earlier this month.

Paw Prints: UAlbany started three true freshmen for the first time as a Division I program against UMBC on Jan. 16 ... Blake Metcalf, a 6-foot-9 center from Camby, Ind., made the most of his first collegiate start by pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds ... freshmen guards Mike Black (9.3 ppg) and Logan Aronhalt (9.0 ppg) have upped their scoring totals over the last six games ... Tim Ambrose scored 20-plus points for the 14th time as a collegian with 17 of his 21 in the second half versus UMBC ... Ambrose is approaching the 1,000-career mark and needs 73 points to become the 30th player in program history to accomplish that feat.


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