WINTHROP, Mass. – For the second time this season, junior guard Antonio Bonilla (Tenafly, N.J.) of the Albertus Magnus College men's basketball team was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
The first-year player averaged 28.0 points on 52.6% (20-38 FG) shooting in a 2-0 week for the Falcons, including an impressive 16-of-29 (55.2%) from three-point range.
After registering 20 points in an 87-68 win at Elms on 7-of-16 shooting, including 6-of-13 from beyond the arc, Bonilla went off for 36 points on 13-of-22 shooting, including a program-record 10 threes (16 attempts) in a convincing 95-75 victory over Saint Josephs of Maine.
Albertus returns to the court on Tuesday, January 31st, for a conference road tilt against the nationally-ranked No.1 University of Saint Joseph (CT). Tip-off is set for 7 PM inside the O'Connell Athletic Center.
