Elon’s Bryant Snares Sixth CAA MBB Rookie of the Week Honor

RICHMOND, Va. – Elon University guard Elijah Bryant has been named the Colonial Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week for the sixth time this season, the league office announced on Monday, March 2.

Bryant averaged 14.5 points and 8.0 rebounds as Elon knocked off a pair of first-place teams last week. The freshman guard had a team-high 16 points, eight boards, four assists and three steals in a 72-65 win over Northeastern and followed with 13 points and eight caroms in a 74-55 victory against UNCW. He has tallied double figures in 25 of 31 games.

The eighth-seeded Phoenix opens the CAA Men’s Basketball Championship on Friday, March 6, at 6 p.m. at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore against ninth-seeded Towson. Watch the game live on CAA.tv.