WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Dayton junior DaRon Holmes II and Richmond graduate student Jordan King its Men's Basketball Co-Players of the Week. George Washington freshman Garrett Johnson was chosen as the league’s Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday and are for games played Jan. 8-14.
 
Holmes had a spectacular game in leading Dayton to its 10th consecutive win with 33 points and 12 rebounds at Duquesne. The forward from Goodyear, Ariz., made 12-of-18 (.667) from the field, and 3-of-5 (.600) from threes. It was his third double-double of the year (all in the last seven games) and 20th of his career. When Duquesne pulled to within four midway through the second half, Holmes scored 14 of Dayton's next 16 points to push the lead back out to 14 by the four-minute mark. He scored 33 points in just 30 minutes of action, and needed just 18 shots to reach it.
 
King averaged 23.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals while shooting 57.1 percent (16-of-28) from the field and A sparkling 78.6 percent (11-for-14) from 3-point range as Spiders went 2-0 last week. A guard from Albany, N.Y., he made back-to-back 3-pointers in final five minutes at Loyola to turn a four-point Spiders deficit into a two-point lead, and UR never trailed again as Spiders snapped a 10-game road losing streak. He then had a monster game, scoring 31 points versus George Mason, 13 more than any other player, as UR won its ninth straight home game. King hit three 3-pointers in 73 seconds in first half to help Spiders turn a deficit into an 8-point lead, and like at Loyola, Richmond never trailed again after his barrage.
 
Johnson tied a career-high with 23 points in leading GW to an overtime win over Davidson on Saturday. The guard from Oakton knocked down 5-of-9 (.556) 3-pointers (tying a career-high), including the go-ahead bucket in the first minute of overtime. Johnson was 8-of-16 (.500) overall on the day, adding three rebounds and a steal. This is Johnson’s fourth A-10 Rookie of the Week honor this season.
 
HONOR ROLL
Duquesne freshman Jake DiMichele came off the bench to score a career-high 12 points against Dayton, hitting 5-of-10 (.500) from the field along with two rebounds, an assist and a pair of steals … James Bishop IV scored 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including 4-of-7 (.571) from long range, and he dished out seven assists in an overtime win over Davidson … Jayden Dawson averaged 18 points per game for Loyola Chicago, dropping 20 points in a win at Saint Joseph's with the winning five points in the final two minutes … Rhode Island’s Jaden House scored a season-high 29 points while shooting 5-of-7 (.714) from 3-point range versus UMass, part of a week where he averaged 19.5 points to lead the Rams to two wins … Rhody freshman Cam Estevez averaged 11.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists while committing just one turnover in 59 minutes over two wins … St. Bonaventure’s Chad Venning had 22 points and seven rebounds against Fordham … Gibson Jimerson led the Billikens with 27 points against Saint Joseph's with a career-high-tying seven 3-pointers, including six in the second half alone … Saint Louis freshman Cian Medley filled the box score with seven points, five rebounds and five assists versus Saint Joseph’s.