Ashton Reynolds was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for men’s basketball on Monday, Feb. 2. This is the third time the freshman guard has been recognized with the award. 

Reynolds helped the Blue Devils split their two games against the Wagner Seahawks and the LIU Sharks, who sit atop the NEC standings. In those games, he averaged seven points, three rebounds and shot 50% from 3-point range in just 14.5 minutes of play. He also shot 100% from the free-throw line and 44.4% from the field.  

On the season, he is averaging 4.4 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 30.8% from 3-point range in just 11.4 minutes per game, making this week an encouraging sign for the young guard as he continues to make his transition from high school to Division I basketball. 

Reynolds wasn’t the only Blue Devil to be acknowledged. Junior forward Max Frazier was named an NEC Prime Performer. Frazier averaged 15.5 points, six rebounds while shooting an efficient 66.7% from the field. Frazier scored 17 points, his most since Jan. 2, and grabbed four rebounds against Wagner and then stuffed the stat sheet against LIU with a near double-double of 14 points and eight rebounds. He also added two assists, two steals and three blocks to round out his performance. 

Frazier is enjoying his best season as a student-athlete, setting career highs in points per game (11.9), rebounds per game (6.9), blocks per game (1.7), field goal percentage (64%) and minutes per game (26.7). 

Reynolds and Frazier will look to help Central bounce back from its loss to LIU on Jan. 31 in their next matchup against the Chicago State Cougars at Detrick Gymnasium on Thursday, Feb. 5. After that they will remain at home to host their rematch against Wagner on Feb. 7 in their second matchup of the season in 10 days.