NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Dayton sophomore Obi Toppin and Richmond junior Nick Sherod as its Co-Players of the Week. Massachusetts freshman T.J. Weeks was named A-10 Rookie of the Week. The weekly awards, the first of the season, were announced Monday and are for games played Nov. 5-10.
 
Toppin led Dayton to a season-opening win by scoring a career-high 29 points and matching his best rebound number (12). He scored eight of UD's final 14 points in the last 3:25 as Dayton protected its lead in the close game. He hit three of the Flyers’ nine free throws in the final 1:41 and scored 16 points in the second half. The forward from Brooklyn was 10-of-16 (.625) from the field, and 8-of-11 (.727) from the line, with three assists and two blocks. He also tallied six dunks in the win. His performance capped a week where he was named to both the James Naismith Trophy and Lute Olson Award Watch lists for national player of the year.
 
Sherod led all players with 27 points and added eight rebounds, which was tied for the team-high, in Richmond's 100-98 overtime win against Saint Francis (Pa.). The guard from Richmond, Va., made 9-of-17 (.529) from the field, including 6-of-12 (.500) from 3-point range. He played 37 minutes in his first game back since tearing his left ACL in November of 2018. He helped Richmond rally to a win, scoring seven points in final three minutes of regulation as Spiders erased a 12-point deficit to force overtime.
 
Weeks came off the bench in each of UMass' first two games, helping the Minutemen to a 2-0 start to the season for the second straight year. He had 23 points on 8-of-12 (.667) shooting and was 4-of-6 (.667) from three, along with two blocks and two steals, in his collegiate debut against UMass Lowell. His 23 points were the most for a UMass freshman in his debut in more than 20 years. The guard from Warwick, R.I., followed that up with nine points and six rebounds at Fairfield to help UMass erase a 10-point deficit and pick up its first road win of the season.
 
 
HONOR ROLL

Davidson’s Carter Collins scored 18 points on 5-of-10 (.500) shooting from the field and 7-of-8 (.875) at the line … Davidson freshman Mike Jones was 4-of-8 from beyond the arc in his debut, swishing four threes en route a 14 points for the Wildcats … Sincere Carry had 23 points, scoring 10 field goals while dishing out five assist in Duquesne’s win over Princeton … A.J. Wilson averaged 13 points in George Mason’s 2-0 start, including  a 15-point, 11 rebound double-double versus Navy … Mason freshman Xavier Johnson had 15 points and four assists in his debut against Navy …  Arnaldo Toro had a monster double-double, scoring 22 points and grabbing 18 rebounds to lead George Washington to a win over local rival Howard … George Washington freshman Jameer Nelson, Jr. dished out 16 assists in his first two games, including sharing the rock 11 times in the win over Howard … La Salle freshman Brandon Stone scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds and two blocks in his first game as an Explorer … Massachusetts freshman Sean East II averaged 12.5 points and 6.5 assists, running the point for the Minutemen in his first two collegiate games …  Cyril Langevine was a beast on the boards, grabbing 15 rebounds in the season-opening win over LIU, and then securing 17 at Maryland  … Rhody freshman Jacob Toppin, Obi’s younger brother, scored 11 points and had seven rebounds in his first game for the Rams  … St. Bonaventure freshman Alejandro Vasquez averaged 8.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in his career openers for the Bonnies … Saint Joseph’s Ryan Daly scored 26 points in the Hawks’ win over Bradley, then had a near triple-double at ODU, with eight points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists … SJU freshman Cameron Brown averaged 10 points per game and five rebounds per game in his first two games in the crimson and gray …  Jordan Goodwin  had turned in a pair of all-around strong games, tallying 18 points, nine rebounds three steals and three assists against FGCU, followed by 22 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals against Valparaiso … SLU freshman Yuri Collins dished out 14 assists in two games, collecting nine helpers against FGCU and five more versus Valpo.