NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Dayton sophomore Obi Toppin A-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Massachusetts freshman Tre Mitchell was selected as A-10 Rookie of the Week for the fourth consecutive week. The awards were announced Monday and are for games played Feb. 24 – March 1.
 
Toppin averaged 21.0 points and 9.5 rebounds as Dayton's two wins clinched the A-10 regular season championship. He shot .696 (16-of-23) from the field, .500 (3-for-6) from 3-point range, and .700 (7-of-10) free throws. He scored 19 at George Mason on Tuesday, and then on Friday's title-clinching win versus Davidson, had had 23 points with 12 rebounds, and made 10-of-11 (.909) shots from the field, 3-of-4. He also had four assists versus the Wildcats. During the Davidson game, the forward from Brooklyn, N.Y., surpassed Chris Wright's Dayton career record for dunks. Toppin now has 179 dunks in 62 games and needs four to reach 100 this season.
 
Mitchell averaged 18.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game and shot 50 percent (16-of-32) from the floor in two games last week. He had 19 points and 15 rebounds against VCU on Wednesday for his third double-double in the last four games, leading UMass to its first win over VCU since 2016. The center from Pittsburgh followed that up with an 18-point, seven-rebound night at Richmond to bring himself within six field goals of tying the UMass freshman record for made field goals in a season. He is also 65 points away from tying the UMass rookie record for points in a season.
 
HONOR ROLL

Kellan Grady averaged 22 points and three assists per game for Davidson last week, shooting 50 percent from the floor, 42.9 percent from beyond the arc and 81.8 percent at the line … Sincere Carry was once again stellar in leading Duquesne to a pair of wins, averaging 20.5 points, and 7.5 assists, including an 18-point, 11-assist double-double at St. Bonaventure and 23 points against Mason … George Mason’s Jordan Miller had a pair of double-doubles, beginning with a 13-point, 10-rebound performance against Dayton, followed by a team-high 19 points and 11 rebounds at Duquesne in a game where he went a perfect 9-for-9 from 2-point range …  Rhode Island’s Tyrese Martin averaged 17.5 points and 10.0 rebounds over two games, including career highs of 24 points and 16 rebounds in the win at Fordham …  Blake Francis averaged 19.5 points for Richmond last week, scoring 19 on 7-of-17 (.467) shooting at George Washington followed by 20 points versus UMass to lead the Spiders to two wins … Saint Joseph’s freshman Cameron Brown averaged 13.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in a split week for the Hawks … Javonte Perkins had another strong week for Saint Louis, shooting 60.9 percent from the field, including 70 percent against Saint Joseph’s to record 21 points, and he recorded 17 points in a crucial road win at Rhode Island … Saint Louis freshman Terrance Hargrove, Jr. was 11-of-18 (.611) from the field, averaging 12 points per game in two Billiken wins while also grabbing 4.0 rebounds per game and 2.5 blocks per game.