Jalen Echevarria Named CCC Rookie Of The Week
BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott men's basketball student-athlete Jalen Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) was named Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Rookie of the Week, as announced by the league office earlier today.
BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott men's basketball student-athlete Jalen Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) was named Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Rookie of the Week, as announced by the league office earlier today.
Echevarria put together a solid performance in his first trip to the CCC Men's Basketball Championship tournament. He contributed 11 points to the Gulls' 63-62 victory over No. 5 seed Wentworth in the CCC semifinals, then dropped 21 points and grabbed four boards, in Endicotts narrow 74-73 loss to Nichols in the CCC Championship.
The freshman guard shot 6-for-11 (54.5 percent) in the title game, including three buckets from downtown. In the entire tournament, Echevarria averaged 16.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
(Photo Credit - Nick Grace '20)