Hashem Abbas Named East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player Of The Week
Scored A Career-Best 29 Points And Grabbed 10 Rebounds In Saturday's Win At UDC
West Babylon, N.Y.-University of Bridgeport junior Hashem Abbas (Nablus, Palestine) has been selected as the East Coast Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for his outstanding play in games that took place from February 10 through 16, 2020.
Abbas scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the season, to help Bridgeport to its 16th straight and 20th total win of the season in an 89-76 road win over UDC on Saturday in the Purple Knights' only action last week. Hashem also added one assist and one steal on the afternoon.
So far this season, Abbas is averaging 14.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
This week, the UB men's basketball team will play its final two road games of the regular season at New York Tech on Wednesday evening and at Molloy on Saturday afternoon.