NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Dayton junior Jalen Crutcher A-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. VCU freshman Nah’Shon “Bones” Hyland was selected as A-10 Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday and are for games played Jan. 13-19.
 
Crutcher gave Dayton the lead three times in the final 49 seconds of overtime at Saint Louis, and the third one stuck when he drained a 22-footer from straight on with 0.1 left on the clock, lifting Dayton to a thrilling 78-76 road win. Crutcher made two free throws with 49 seconds, and another pair with 17 seconds to go before his clutch game-winning three-pointer. For the game, the Memphis, Tenn., native scored 21 points and had two assists. Earlier in the week, the Flyer point guard scored 20 with five assists in UD's win over VCU. In the two wins over the defending A-10 regular season and tournament champions, Crutcher averaged 20.5 points and 3.5 rebounds, while shooting .500 (13-for-26) from the field, .429 (6-for-14) from three-point and .818 (9-for-11) from the line
 
Hyland recorded career-highs of 16 and 21 points in back-to-back games. The guard from Wilmington, Del., averaged 18.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game in a pair of contests. He shot 57 percent (13-of-23) from the floor, including 58 percent (7-of-12) from beyond the 3-point arc and committed just two turnovers. He had 16 points on 5-of-11 (.455) shooting with a pair of threes and two steals on the road at No. 13/11 Dayton. He followed that with a career-high 21 points on 8-of-12 (.667) shooting, including 5-of-6 (.833) from 3-point range and eight rebounds.
 
 
HONOR ROLL

Jon Axel Gudmundsson scored 21 points on 8-of-12 (.667) shooting and nine assists to lead Davidson to a comeback win over Fordham … Lamar Norman, Jr. scored 20 points on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting, sinking six 3-pointers in Duquesne’s win over Fordham … George Mason’s Javon Greene had a monster game against Richmond, tallying 39 points on 15-of-22 (.682) shooting with five threes, four assists and five steals … Armel Potter averaged 24 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists, hitting 20-of-24 (.833) at the line for the week for George Washington … GW freshman Jamison Battle scored five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points versus George Mason to help the Colonials claim their first A-10 win  … Massachusetts freshman Tre Mitchell was 11-of-19 (.579) from the field and 5-of-6 (.833) at the line to score a whopping 28 points and grabbed six rebounds and had two blocks in against St. Bonaventure … Fatts Russell recorded 25 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in Rhode Island’s win at Saint Joseph’s … Rhody freshman Mekhi Long shot 5-of-8 (.620) from the field to average 6.5 points in the Rams two games last week … Jacob Gilyard averaged 18 points, 3.5 rebounds, an amazing 7.5 assists and 3.0 steals, and was a perfect 12-for-12 at the line for a pair of wins for Richmond last week … Freshman Justin Winston scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds for St. Bonaventure on the road at VCU … Ryan Daly averaged 25.5 points and 4.5 assists for Saint Joseph’s last week, tallying 21 points versus Rhode Island and then  exploding for 30 points in a road win over Penn … Saint Joseph’s freshman Cameron Brown had 17 points on 6-of-10 (.600) shooting with five rebounds to help lead the Hawks past Penn … Javonte Perkins scored 25 points in Saint Louis’ overtime thrilled with Dayton, shooting 9-of-17 (.529) from the field and 7-for-9 (.778) at the line.