UB's Bakary Camara Named Co-ECC Men's Basketball Player of the Week

West Babylon, N.Y.-University of Bridgeport men's basketball standout Bakary Camara (Sr., Harlem, N.Y.) has been named Co-East Coast Conference Player of the Week, along with Osabel Carballo of St. Thomas Aquinas College, for his outstanding play in games that took place from December 30, 2019 through January 5, 2020.

Camara closed out 2019 in fine style, scoring a career-high 25 points to lead the Purple Knights to a 95-86 over regional power Dominican on December 30. He went 9-of-11 from the floor and 6-of-7 from the foul line. Bakary had an excellent all-around game in the win, as he dished off a game-high six assists, grabbed four rebounds, had three steals and added a blocked shot. So far this season, he leads UB in both scoring and rebounding averaging 13.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.

Earlier this season, Camara was selected as the ECC's men's basketball Defensive Player of the Week on December 23, 2019.

This week will be a busy week for the University of Bridgeport men's basketball team, as the Purple Knights host Stonehill on Wednesday afternoon and travel to Western New York over the weekend to face Roberts Wesleyan on Friday and Daemen on Sunday.

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