Week 5 - December 15, 2025
NE10 Player of the Week
Ugo Nwachukwu, Southern New Hampshire
Senior | Forward | Imo State, Nigeria
Nwachukwu averaged 24.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal per game, while shooting 57.6 percent (19-33) from the field, including 45.5 percent (5-11) from beyond the arc, and draining all six free throws during a 2-0 week for SNHU. Nwachukwu recorded 18 points (6-11 FG, 2-5 3-FG, 4-4 FT), nine rebounds and two steals in a 74-69 victory over Bridgeport on Tuesday, before erupting for 31 points (13-22 FG, 3-6 3-FG, 2-2 FT) and 13 rebounds in a 92-80 win at Saint Anselm on Saturday.
NE10 Rookie of the Week
Hayden Johns, Saint Anselm
Freshman | Forward | Leicester, England
Johns led the Hawks with a career-high 20 points in 24 minutes off the bench, going 9-14 from the field and 1-1 from deep and from the free throw line, as Saint Anselm fell in its lone game of the week - a non-conference meeting with Southern New Hampshire University - on Saturday.
Season Awards History
Player of the Week
Week 1: Anthony Parker, Franklin Pierce
Week 2: Ugo Nwachukwu, SNHU
Week 3: Chase Clark, Bentley
Week 4: Tayeshawn Cunningham-Pemberton, Assumption
Week 5: Ugo Nwachukwu, SNHU
Rookie of the Week
Week 1: Osiris Nalls, Bentley
Week 2: Quintin Floyd, Saint Michael's
Week 3: Quintin Floyd, Saint Michael's
Week 4: Edward Onyia, Saint Anselm
Week 5: Hayden Johns, Saint Anselm
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