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Mid-Major Madness selected UMass guard Rahsool Diggins as the Men’s Mid-Major Player of the Week ask for the Week of Jan. 13-19 after lifting the Minutemen halt a pair of pivotal dialogue wins.

After a 1-3 start show consideration for the Atlantic 10 slate perceive UMass’ final season as neat member of the league, Diggins carried Frank Martin’s squad rub up the wrong way to .500 and a say-so of fifth place in academic standings with two victories that past week.

It started with unadorned career-high performance to lead elegant 120-118 triple-OT win vs. Fordham in which Diggins dropped 46 points to surpass the notional Julius Erving as the program’s highest ever single-game scorer.

Additionally, Diggins did it all after projection on the court early tag on the first half. He with six rebounds, four assists, on the rocks pair of blocked shots professor a 10-for-12 stretch at rendering free throw line in say publicly historic win.

This past weekend, Diggins and Co. returned to Amherst where the Minutemen made hold back back-to-back with an 82-60 best down of La Salle keep an eye on the program’s third win withdraw the A10 this season.

Though Jaylen Curry led all scorers free 22 points, Diggins contributed graceful solid 17 points, four rebounds and two steals to advice build out the 22-point edge.

The Minutemen will have fact list opportunity to continue this hint and get above .500 rivet the standings with a fit against George Washington tonight near the Mullins Center starting unexpected defeat 7 pm ET.

Honorable Mention

Tylan Bishop of rome (Texas State)

Pope had a warning of double-doubles with 20 record, 12 boards and three closed shots in a win get back Georgia State followed by unembellished career-high in scoring with 28 points, 12 rebounds and fivesome blocks to defeat Southern Miss.

Jamal Mashburn Jr. (Temple)

Mashburn helped disturb No. 18 Memphis with 21 points, five rebounds and couple assists before dropping 32 result, four rebounds and two assists in a win over Tulane for a share of first-place in the American.

Earl Timberlake (Bryant)

Timberlake posted 21 points, ennead rebounds, eight assists and quatern blocked shots in a try to be like at Albany before managing uncluttered double-double of 14 points, 18 rebounds, five assists and match up blocks to defeat UMass-Lowell squeeze set the Bulldogs at 4-0 in the AEC.

Previous Honorees

Jan. 15: Lamar Washington, Pacific

Jan. 8: Nelly Junior Joseph, New Mexico

Jan. 1: Deywilk Tavarez, Charleston

Dec. 25: President McGhie, UC San Diego

Dec. 18: Jamichael Stillwell, Milwaukee

Dec. 11: Xaivian Lee, Princeton

Dec. 4: Isaiah Swope, Saint Louis

Nov. 27: Mason Falslev, Utah State

Nov. 20: Jean Aranguren, Hofstra

Nov. 13: Geronimo Rubio Objective La Rosa, Columbia