Butler's Jones, Duquesne's Colter Win Weekly Awards - Basketball Forum : Professional and College Basketball Forums

DukesDan · 12-17-2012, 02:08 PM

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Duquesne freshman guard Derrick Colter (Forestville, Md./Largo) has been named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for his performance in Duquesne's two games last week.

The 5-11 point guard averaged 14.0 points and 6.5 assists in a win over West Virginia and loss at Robert Morris. Colter scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half to help Duquesne come back from a 15-point deficit to defeat West Virginia, 60-56. He followed that with a team high 16 points and six assists at Robert Morris.

Colter, who has started all 11 games at the point for the Dukes, is averaging a team-high 29.6 minutes per game. He also leads the team in assists with 55 (5.0 per game). Colter has scored in double digits six times, including each of DU's past three games.

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Jones, a 6-4 forward, recorded his fifth career double-double and was closing in on a rare triple-double when he fouled out late in regulation play in Butler’s 88-86 overtime win against No. 1 Indiana. He finished with 16 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, a game-high seven assists and two blocked shots earning “the best player on the floor” accolades from Bulldog coach Brad Stevens.

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