PSAC Men's Basketball Athletes of the Week - 15 Monday, March 4, 2019 10:30 AM MEN'S BASKETBALL EASTERN DIVISION ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Jake Biss Shippensburg (So. / G) Latrobe, Pa. / Greater Latrobe In a 2-0 week for the Raiders that included a home win over West Chester and a 38-point rout of Bloomsburg, Biss shot 71 percent (22-of-31) from the field, including 63.6% from three-point range (7-of-11). He averaged 28.5 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game while shooting 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. Against West Chester, Biss led all scorers with a career-high 32 points, shooting 11-of-17 from the field including 4-of-6 from three-point range and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. Biss added six assists and four rebounds. Eighteen of Biss's 32 points came in the second half. In just 28 minutes at Bloomsburg, scored 21 of his game-high 25 points in the first half, finishing 11-of-14 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range. Biss also had four assists and just one turnover. Biss has now scored 22 or more points in six straight games. MEN'S BASKETBALL EASTERN DIVISION FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Ryan Smith East Stroudsburg (Fr. / F) Willow Street, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg Smith averaged 26.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, helping ESU post a pair of victories and clinch its fifth PSAC East regular season title in the past seven seasons. The freshman poured in 31 points, the most by any Warrior this season, in Wednesday's 112-92 victory over Kutztown. He added eight rebounds, three steals (matching a season-high) and two blocks. Smith totaled 21 points, including 15 after the intermission, and eight rebounds in Saturday's 85-77 comeback win at Millersville, as the Warriors rallied from a 10-point deficit late in the first half. He became just the fourth ESU freshman to score 400 points in his debut season (currently at 401). MEN'S BASKETBALL WESTERN DIVISION ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Josh Wise Pitt-Johnstown (Jr. / G) Washington, Pa. / Washington Wise matched a career-high with 31 points on 11-16 shooting, including 3-3 from 3-point range. The junior was 6-8 from free-throw line and had team-high eight rebounds with two assists and a steal in a win against Mercyhurst. MEN'S BASKETBALL WESTERN DIVISION FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Collin MacAdams California (Fr. / F) Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks West MacAdams averaged a double-double with 25.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, as the Vulcans closed the regular season against a pair of divisional opponents. He shot 67.7 percent (21-of-31) from the floor while playing 36.0 minutes in a pair of road games. The Central Bucks West product recorded 22 points on 9-of-13 attempts and added eight rebounds in an 89-76 victory at Seton Hill on Wednesday night. MacAdams then posted his sixth double-double of the season after tying his career high of 29 of points on 12-of-18 shooting at Clarion on Saturday afternoon. He totaled 12 rebounds (four offensive) while playing all 40 minutes against the Golden Eagles.