The Next Level - men's hoops roundup for March 8

As the regular season ended this weekend, we closed the book on the season for some our Baltimore-area basketball players, while others moved on to their conference tournaments. For those who have played their last game this year, we offer congratulations, and we bid adieu to the seniors who have taken the court for the last time on the college level. And to those for whom the season continues, we wish the best of luck.

This week's top five men's performers are a group of gentlemen who have produced consistently all season, all of them being recognized here at The Next Level multiple times. Massachusetts senior guard Ricky Harris (Calvert Hall) had two of the best games of his season in leading the Minutemen to a berth in the Atlantic 10 tournament. In two games, Harris averaged 29.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals.

Senior guard Reggie Holmes helped Morgan State close out a nearly flawless Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference season with a pair of victories. In the two contests, Holmes recorded 34.0 points per game, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals, shooting a combined 23-for-39 from the field, including an impressive 15-for-24 from beyond the 3-point arc.

New Mexico State's Jahmar Young (Du Bois) averaged 19.5 points and 8.0 assists over two games. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Kevin Palmer (Parkville) put up averages of 27.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals in two contests. Finally, Virginia Tech's Malcolm Delaney (Towson Catholic) recorded 26.5 points per game and 5.5 assists in a pair of contests.

AKRON

Jimmy Conyers, senior forward (Baltimore native, went to Southern Maryland Christian Academy and National Christian Academy, senior forward) –

74-61 home loss to Kent State on Friday: 4-for-8 from the field, 1-for-3 from 3-point range, 9-for-12 from the free-throw line, 18 points, seven rebounds (four offensive), one assist, two steals, three turnovers, three fouls in 32 minutes

BUCKNELL

Matt Fiery, senior guard (Dulaney) –

67-64 loss to visiting Holy Cross on Wednesday: Did not play

CENTRAL FLORIDA

Jakub Kusmieruk, sophomore center (John Carroll) –

68-66 home loss to East Carolina on Tuesday: Did not play

66-59 win at Rice on Saturday: Two defensive rebounds, one turnover, one foul in three minutes

CLEMSON

David Potter, senior forward [Severn native, IMG Academy (Fla.)] –

91-80 home win over Georgia Tech on Tuesday: 3-for-6 FG, 3-for-6 3P, 2-for-4 FT, 11 points, two defensive rebounds, four assists, one turnover, four fouls in 31 minutes

70-65 loss at Wake Forest on Sunday: 4-for-9 FG, 3-for-6 3P, 11 points, three rebounds (one offensive), two turnovers, two fouls in 27 minutes

COPPIN STATE

Sam Coleman, junior center (Mervo) –

67-57 loss to visiting Norfolk State last Monday: 2-for-7 FG, 3-for-6 FT, seven points, seven rebounds (three offensive), one assist, three turnovers in 28 minutes

74-54 loss at Morgan State on Thursday: 6-for-13 FG, 12 points, six rebounds (two offensive), one assist, four blocks, one turnover, two fouls in 31 minutes

George Jackson, freshman guard (Digital Harbor) –

67-57 loss to visiting Norfolk State last Monday: Did not play

74-54 loss at Morgan State on Thursday: Did not play

Ceslovas Kucinskas, junior center (Mount Carmel) –

67-57 loss to visiting Norfolk State last Monday: 0-for-3 FG, three defensive rebounds, one block, two fouls in 19 minutes

74-54 loss at Morgan State on Thursday: 0-for-6 FG, three rebounds (two offensive), one turnover, one foul in 14 minutes

GEORGE MASON

Louis Birdsong, senior forward (Mount St. Joseph) –

76-60 loss to Virginia Commonwealth in Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Saturday: 2-for-5 FG, four points, one offensive rebound, one steal, three blocks, two fouls in 14 minutes

GEORGETOWN

Henry Sims, sophomore center (Mount St. Joseph) –

81-68 loss at West Virginia last Monday: One turnover, two fouls in six minutes

74-47 home win over Cincinnati on Saturday: One defensive rebound in four minutes

GRAMBLING STATE

Rupert Rose, sophomore guard (Walbrook) –

65-61 loss to visiting Mississippi Valley State last Monday: 4-for-7 FG, 2-for-3 3P, 1-for-3 FT, 11 points, one offensive rebound, two assists, two steals, one turnover, four fouls in 27 minutes

81-76 loss at Alabama State on Thursday: 4-for-9 FG, 1-for-2 3P, 10-for-10 FT, 19 points, seven rebounds (three offensive), three assists, three steals, three turnovers, four fouls in 30 minutes

81-60 road loss to Alabama A&M on Saturday: 4-for-12 FG, 0-for-3 3P, 1-for-3 FT, nine points, seven rebounds (three offensive), four assists, three steals, one turnover, fouled out in 29 minutes

HOLY CROSS

Devin Brown, sophomore guard (City) –

67-64 win at Bucknell on Wednesday: 1-for-2 FG, 0-for-1 3P, 1-for-2 FT, three points, one defensive rebound, one turnover, two fouls in 20 minutes

66-63 loss at Lafayette on Sunday: 1-for-2 FG, 0-for-1 3P, two points, three turnovers, three fouls in 14 minutes

HOWARD

Paul Kirkpatrick, junior center (Randallstown) –

90-42 loss at Hampton on Thursday: 2-for-5 FG, 0-for-1 FT, four points, two rebounds (one offensive), one block, one turnover in 21 minutes

LAMAR

Lawrence Nwevo, senior center (Towson Catholic) –

79-55 home loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday: 0-for-2 FG, 1-for-2 FT, one point, three rebounds (two offensive), two fouls in 14 minutes

73-61 loss at Nicholls State on Saturday: One steal in two minutes

LA SALLE

Steve Weingarten, junior forward (Catonsville) –

89-78 victory over visiting Massachusetts on Wednesday: 3-for-5 FG, 0-for-1 3P, 7-for-8 FT, 13 points, six rebounds (three offensive), three assists, one steal, two turnovers, three fouls in 29 minutes

74-59 loss at Saint Joseph's on Saturday: 2-for-4 FG, 2-for-3 3P, 2-for-2 FT, eight points, four defensive rebounds, one block, one foul in 18 minutes

LONGWOOD

Billy Robinson Jr., senior forward (Hammond) –

95-81 loss at Hampton last Monday: 4-for-4 FG, 2-for-5 FT, 10 points, four rebounds (two offensive), one block, four turnovers, two fouls in 14 minutes

Kevin Swecker, senior guard (Mount St. Joseph) –

95-81 loss at Hampton last Monday: 1-for-7 FG, 1-for-6 3P, 3-for-4 FT, six points, six defensive rebounds, one assist, four fouls in 37 minutes

LOYOLA

Jamal Barney, junior guard (Southwestern) –

94-79 loss to Manhattan in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on Friday: 5-for-9 FG, 1-for-2 3P, 2-for-2 FT, 13 points, seven rebounds (three offensive), two assists, four turnovers, four fouls in 25 minutes

MARIST

Dejuan Goodwin, junior guard (Mount St. Joseph) –

72-54 loss to Canisius in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on Friday: 1-for-7 FG, 0-for-2 3P, two points, four rebounds (two offensive), one assist, three turnovers, one foul in 28 minutes

MARYLAND

Dino Gregory, junior forward (Mount St. Joseph) –

79-72 home win over Duke on Wednesday: 1-for-2 FG, two points, five rebounds (two offensive), one assist, two turnovers, three fouls in 20 minutes

74-68 victory at Virginia on Saturday: 2-for-5 FG, 1-for-2 FT, five points, six rebounds (five offensive), five points in 20 minutes

Sean Mosley, sophomore guard (St. Frances) –

79-72 home win over Duke on Wednesday: 3-for-10 FG, 1-for-3 3P, 4-for-4 FT, 11 points, three defensive rebounds, two assists, three fouls in 33 minutes

74-68 victory at Virginia on Saturday: 1-for-3 FG, 8-for-8 FT, 10 points, two rebounds (one offensive), two assists, one turnover, three fouls in 26 minutes

David Pearman, junior forward (Oakland Mills) –

79-72 home win over Duke on Wednesday: Did not play

74-68 victory at Virginia on Saturday: Did not play

MASSACHUSETTS

Ricky Harris, senior guard (Calvert Hall) –

89-78 loss at La Salle on Wednesday: 11-for-26 FG, 8-for-19 3P, 1-for-3 FT, 31 points, seven rebounds (three offensive), five assists, three steals, four turnovers, three fouls in 33 minutes

69-67 home win over Rhode Island on Saturday: 10-for-21 FG, 2-for-11 3P, 6-for-11 FT, 28 points, seven rebounds (two offensive), five assists, one steal, four turnovers, four fouls in 38 minutes

Terrell Vinson, freshman forward (St. Frances) –

89-78 loss at La Salle on Wednesday: 4-for-4 FG, eight points, three offensive rebounds, two steals, three turnovers, three fouls in 10 minutes

69-67 home win over Rhode Island on Saturday: 2-for-3 FG, 1-for-2 FT, five points, six rebounds (one offensive), two assists, two turnovers, four fouls in 28 minutes

MIAMI

Antoine Allen, freshman guard (Lake Clifton) –

69-62 loss at North Carolina on Tuesday: Did not play

61-60 loss to visiting Florida State on Saturday: Did not play

MISSOURI

Kim English, sophomore guard (Towson Catholic, Randallstown) –

69-67 victory at Iowa State on Tuesday: 2-for-8 FG, 0-for-4 3P, 1-for-2 FT, five points, one defensive rebound, one assist, two turnovers, one foul in 21 minutes

77-56 home loss to Kansas on Saturday: 4-for-14 FG, 2-for-6 3P, 6-for-8 FT, 16 points, two defensive rebounds, one assist, one steal, three turnovers, two fouls in 30 minutes

MORGAN STATE

Reggie Holmes, senior guard (St. Frances) –

81-67 home win over North Carolina A&T last Monday: 11-for-22 FG, 8-for-13 3P, 2-for-2 FT, 32 points, five rebounds (one offensive), one steal, two turnovers, one foul in 38 minutes

75-54 victory over visiting Coppin State on Thursday: 12-for-17 FG, 7-for-11 3P, 5-for-8 FT, 36 points, three defensive rebounds, three steals, one block, two turnovers, two fouls in 36 minutes

Danny Smith, junior guard (Woodlawn) –

81-67 home win over North Carolina A&T last Monday: 0-for-2 FG, one defensive rebound, two turnovers, one foul in 10 minutes

75-54 victory over visiting Coppin State on Thursday: Recorded no statistics in five minutes

Troy Smith, senior guard (Douglass) –

81-67 home win over North Carolina A&T last Monday: 4-for-11 FG, 0-for-1 3P, 1-for-1 FT, nine points, six rebounds (two offensive), seven assists, three steals, two turnovers, one foul in 37 minutes

75-54 victory over visiting Coppin State on Thursday: 3-for-9 FG, 1-for-4 3P, 3-for-4 FT, 10 points, two defensive rebounds, two assists, one turnover, two fouls in 29 minutes

Rodney Stokes, junior forward (Old Mill) –

81-67 home win over North Carolina A&T last Monday: Did not play

75-54 victory over visiting Coppin State on Thursday: Did not play

Kevin Thompson, sophomore forward (Walbrook) –

81-67 home win over North Carolina A&T last Monday: 3-for-7 FG, 0-for-3 FT, six points, 12 rebounds (four offensive), three assists, three blocks, four fouls in 30 minutes

75-54 victory over visiting Coppin State on Thursday: 6-for-12 FG, 3-for-4 FT, 15 points, 21 rebounds (13 offensive), two assists, one steal, one block, two turnovers, one foul in 33 minutes

NEW MEXICO STATE

Jahmar Young, junior guard (Du Bois) –

100-92 loss to host Nevada on Thursday: 9-for-18 FG, 2-for-4 3P, 2-for-3 FT, 22 points, one offensive rebound, nine assists, two steals, one turnover, three fouls in 35 minutes

81-63 loss at Utah State on Saturday: 5-for-13 FG, 2-for-7 3P, 5-for-6 FT, 17 points, one defensive rebound, seven assists, three turnovers, three fouls in 35 minutes

OKLAHOMA

Andrew Fitzgerald, freshman forward (St. Frances, Towson Catholic, Owings Mills) –

87-76 loss at Texas last Monday: 1-for-4 FG, two points, two rebounds (one offensive), two assists, one steal, one turnover, four fouls in 25 minutes

69-54 home loss to Texas A&M on Saturday: 2-for-3 FG, 6-for-8 FT, 10 points, two defensive rebounds, two blocks, one turnover, four fouls in 22 minutes

PENN STATE

Cammeron Woodyard, sophomore guard (Winters Mill) –

67-65 loss at Michigan State on Thursday: One defensive rebound in five minutes

64-60 home loss to Purdue on Saturday: 0-for-3 FG, 0-for-2 3P, one foul in five minutes

PITTSBURGH

Chase Adams, senior guard (Mount St. Joseph) –

73-71 win over visiting Providence on Thursday: 0-for-1 FG, 0-for-1 3P in three minutes

83-54 home victory over Rutgers on Saturday: 1-for-4 FG, 1-for-4 3P, 1-for-1 FT, four points, three assists in 13 minutes

Jermaine Dixon, senior guard (Baltimore native, went to Blake High) –

73-71 win over visiting Providence on Thursday: 11-for-18 FG, 0-for-3 3P, 2-for-5 FT, 24 points, 12 rebounds (two offensive), four assists, two steals, five turnovers, four fouls in 35 minutes

83-54 home victory over Rutgers on Saturday: 4-for-7 FG, 0-for-1 3P, 2-for-2 FT, 10 points, two rebounds (one offensive), one assist, one steal, one foul in 12 minutes

QUINNIPIAC

Raheem May-Thompson, freshman forward (Towson Catholic) –

84-75 home win over Monmouth on Thursday: No stats in one minute

83-78 victory over visiting Long Island on Sunday: Did not play

RADFORD

Jeremy Robinson, junior guard (Northwestern) –

64-61 victory over visiting Charleston Southern on Tuesday: Did not play

61-46 loss to Winthrop in Big South tournament on Thursday: 0-for-2 FG, 0-for-2 3P, one foul in four minutes

STONY BROOK

Tommy Brenton, sophomore guard-forward (River Hill) –

68-59 win over Albany in America East tournament on Saturday: 3-for-4 FG, 7-for-9 FT, 13 points, 16 rebounds (seven offensive), three assists, one steal, one block, one turnover, two fouls in 33 minutes

70-63 loss to Boston University in America East tournament on Sunday: 2-for-5 FG, 3-for-8 FT, seven points, 10 rebounds (three offensive), two steals, four fouls in 34 minutes

TEXAS A&M

Naji Hibbert, freshman guard (Baltimore native, went to DeMatha) –

76-61 home win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday: One defensive rebound, one assist, one turnover, one foul in five minutes

69-54 victory at Oklahoma on Saturday: 0-for-1 FG, one turnover in 10 minutes

TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI

Terence Jones, freshman guard (Lake Clifton) –

79-55 win at Lamar on Wednesday: 2-for-4 FG, 1-for-1 3P, five points, two offensive rebounds, two assists, one steal, one block, two turnovers, three fouls in 15 minutes

82-79 victory over visiting Texas-Arlington on Saturday: 1-for-2 FT, one point, two defensive rebounds, one turnover, one foul in one minute

Kevin Palmer, senior forward (Parkville) –

79-55 win at Lamar on Wednesday: 11-for-19 FG, 1-for-3 3P, 5-for-6 FT, 28 points, eight rebounds (two offensive), three assists, four steals, six turnovers, three fouls in 31 minutes

82-79 victory over visiting Texas-Arlington on Saturday: 8-for-17 FG, 3-for-6 3P, 7-for-9 FT, 26 points, six rebounds (two offensive), one assist, two steals, two blocks, four turnovers, two fouls in 38 minutes

TOLEDO

Larry Bastfield, sophomore guard (Towson Catholic) –

60-58 loss at Northern Illinois on Thursday: 4-for-7 FG, 0-for-1 3P, 0-for-1 FT, eight points, one defensive rebound, two assists, two steals, three turnovers, three fouls in 38 minutes

TOWSON

Troy Franklin, sophomore guard (Mount Carmel) –

91-74 win over UNC-Wilmington in Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Friday: 6-for-9 FG, 4-for-5 3P, 2-for-2 FT, 18 points, two defensive rebounds, three assists, two steals, two turnovers, two fouls in 19 minutes

86-56 loss to Old Dominion in Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Saturday: 3-for-9 FG, 0-for-3 3P, 4-for-7 FT, 10 points, three defensive rebounds, three assists, one steal, seven turnovers, two fouls in 34 minutes

Isaiah Philmore, freshman forward (John Carroll) –

91-74 win over UNC-Wilmington in Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Friday: 5-for-8 FG, 4-for-6 FT, 14 points, five rebounds (four offensive), one steal, two turnovers, two fouls in 30 minutes

86-56 loss to Old Dominion in Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Saturday: 0-for-1 FG, 0-for-1 3P, two defensive rebounds, one steal, one block, one turnover, fouled out in 13 minutes

Danny Quinn, junior forward (Archbishop Spalding) –

91-74 win over UNC-Wilmington in Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Friday: Did not play

86-56 loss to Old Dominion in Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Saturday: Did not play

UMBC

Chauncey Gilliam, sophomore guard (Hammond) –

76-59 loss to Vermont in America East tournament on Saturday: 3-for-9 FG, 1-for-5 3P, 2-for-2 FT, nine points, four defensive rebounds, two steals, three turnovers, three fouls in 25 minutes

Nick Groce, freshman point guard (St. Mary's) –

76-59 loss to Vermont in America East tournament on Saturday: 1-for-2 FG, two points, one defensive rebound, one assist, one steal, one turnover, one foul in 11 minutes

Robbie Jackson, junior center (Aberdeen) –

76-59 loss to Vermont in America East tournament on Saturday: 1-for-3 FG, two points, two defensive rebounds, one steal, one block, four fouls in 15 minutes

UMES

R.J. Tucker, junior center (from Arnold, went to Antioch Christian School) –

57-37 loss at Delaware State on Thursday: Did not play

VERMONT

Brendan Bald, freshman guard (Severna Park) –

76-59 win over UMBC in America East tournament on Saturday: 1-for-3 FG, 4-for-7 FT, six points, three rebounds (one offensive), one assist, one steal, one block, two turnovers, one foul in 11 minutes

57-38 victory over New Hampshire in America East tournament on Sunday: 0-for-2 FG, 0-for-1 3P, 0-for-2 FT in 10 minutes

VILLANOVA

Isaiah Armwood, freshman forward (Baltimore native, went to Montrose Christian) –

77-73 win at Cincinnati on Tuesday: No stats in two minutes

68-66 home loss to West Virginia on Saturday: 0-for-1 FG, three defensive rebounds, one steal, one block, two fouls in 15 minutes

VIRGINIA TECH

Malcolm Delaney, junior guard (Towson Catholic) –

71-59 over visiting North Carolina State on Wednesday: 6-for-12 FG, 3-for-6 3P, 6-for-6 FT, 21 points, two defensive rebounds, two assists, three turnovers, three fouls in 37 minutes

88-82 win at Georgia Tech on Saturday: 7-for-15 FG, 4-for-7 3P, 14-for-17 FT, 32 points, two defensive rebounds, nine assists, one steal, five turnovers, four fouls in 40 minutes

WILLIAM & MARY

Matt Rum, freshman guard (Loyola) –

70-65 win over James Madison in Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Saturday: 1-for-5 FG, 1-for-4 3P, three points, three rebounds (one offensive), five assists, one steal, two fouls in 17 minutes

47-45 victory over Northeastern in Colonial Athletic Association tournament on Sunday: 2-for-3 FG, 1-for-1 3P, 1-for-1 FT, six points, one defensive rebound, one assist, two fouls in 16 minutes