The Team of the Week was in its sixth season in 2002-03, recognizing the top performance at each of the five positions from the previous week.
| Men | Pos. | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Benny West Jr., Howard Payne |
G | Scottie Rovito Jr., Plattsburgh State |
| Nick Catanzarite So., Allegheny |
G | Leigh Sulkowski Fr., Washington & Jefferson |
| Jared Mills Sr., Randolph-Macon |
F | Lacey Palomarez Fr., Mississippi College |
| Michael Reich So., Colorado College |
F | Alicia Davis Jr., Loras |
| Darren Pugh Sr., Lebanon Valley |
C | Kristen Clark Sr., Brockport State |
| Games of Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2003. |
Women's
Scottie Rovito
Rovito engineered three Plattsburgh wins last week averaging 25.3 points and nailed 27 of 35 attempts from the charity stripe. Her 27 point performance against Potsdam was a career-high in which she also added three assists and a steal.
Leigh Sulkowski
Knocking down 21.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, Sulkowski’s performances last week propelled the Presidents to their first 15-1 record in school history. Sulkowski shot 50 percent from the field and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds in W&J’s win against Grove City.
Lacey Palmorez
Palmorez averaged 25 points this week leading the Lady Choctaws to three wins. In a win against Louisiana College, Palmorez scored a personal best 35 points, shooting 15 of 20 from the floor.
Alicia Davis
The national record holder for field goal percentage from a year ago, Davis is now connecting at a 64 percent clip from the field and averages almost 15 points per game. Last week, Davis hit 20 of 25 field goals, averaging 23 points and eight rebounds per game while tallying five blocks, pushing her career total in that category to 165.
Kristen Clark
Clark led the Golden Eagles to three victories last week, sparked by her average of 30.3 points and 10 rebounds per game. Taking advantage of her foul-shooting opportunities, Clark cashed in on 29 of 30 attempts from the line, including a perfect 14-for-14 in Brockport’s win against Oneonta.
Men's
Benny West
Payne kept the Yellow Jackets in the running for the America Southwest Conference tournament by averaging 24.5 points, seven rebounds, five steals, and three assists while shooting 70 percent from the floor, 40 percent from beyond the arc, and 82 percent from the free throw line.
Nick Catanzarite
Catanzarite scored a season-high 30 points in a win against Oberlin while playing just 27 minutes. In a 66-63 upset of Wittenberg, he had a game-high 23 points and led the team with eight rebounds. He has scored at least 21 points in the last five games for Allegheny.
Jared Mills
Randolph-Macon had only one game last week, but Mills made the most of it in an 88-76 win at Emory & Henry. Mills led all players with 37 points and 12 rebounds, adding two assists and a block. Sixteen of Mills’s 37 points came from his 19 attempts at the foul line.
Michael Reich
Reich scored 28 points and tallied six rebounds, three assists, and was a perfect 15 of 15 in free throws in Colorado College’s lone game against Division II Western State. In the last three games for the Tigers, all against Division II opponents, Reich has averaged 30 points per game and is shooting 51 percent from the field and 84 percent from the line.
Darren Pugh
Pugh averaged 22.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game for the Flying Dutchmen. Pugh’s 12th rebound against Juniata gave him 828 for his career, moving him past Andy Panko as Lebanon Valley’s all-time leading rebounder.