Grant earns first weekly award of his career

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University men's basketball freshman guard Adam Grant (Franklin, Va.) has been named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week, the league announced Monday.

With just 11 games under his belt, Grant has already developed into a go-to scorer on a young Bulldog squad. He led Bryant in scoring twice last week, averaging 21.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals while shooting 54.8 percent from the floor and 85.7 percent from the line.

Grant netted a career-high 24 points on 11-of-17 shooting, and added four rebounds, five assists and two steals in a two-point loss at Navy on Tuesday. Four days later he recorded 19 points, three assists and three steals against New Hampshire. Grant has scored in double-digits in 10-of-11 career games and leads all NEC freshmen with 16.5 points per game, a figure that ranks him fifth overall in the conference. He is also eighth in field goal percentage (.516) and made three-pointers (2.18/game), and 10th in three-point accuracy (.407).