St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Basketball players Hartnel Haye and Shaun Arnold were named the East Coast Conference Player and Defensive Player of the Week respectively on Monday, following the Spartans 2-2 start to the 2024-2025 Season.
Haye (Camden, N.J.) averaged 12.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game over four contests in the last two weeks for STAC. The graduate student guard/forward tallied 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 26 minutes in an 87-76 loss to nationally-ranked No. 9 North Georgia before recording 16 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block in 22 minutes in a 116-81 loss to nationally-ranked No. 2 Nova Southeastern in the 2024 Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic. Haye then posted 12 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal in 31 minutes in an 81-76 win over Southern New Hampshire, before racking up 10 points, seven rebounds, four steals and a block in 27 minutes in an 88-77 triumph over Southern Connecticut State. Haye shot 55.0 percent (22-of-40) from the field and 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from the foul line in a 2-2 two weeks.
Meanwhile, Arnold (Indianapolis, Ind.) averaged 14.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game over four contests in the last two weeks for STAC. The sophomore guard/forward tallied eight points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out three assists, picked up five steals and blocked two shots in 25 minutes in an 87-76 loss to nationally-ranked No. 9 North Georgia before recording 23 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and a steal in 28 minutes in a 116-81 loss to nationally-ranked No. 2 Nova Southeastern in the 2024 Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic. Arnold then posted five rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in 21 minutes in an 81-76 win over Southern New Hampshire, before racking up 27 points, six rebounds, an assist and two steals in 29 minutes in an 88-77 triumph over Southern Connecticut State.
STAC (2-2) visits Post University on Saturday, November 16 for a 4:00 p.m. non-conference contest at the Drubner Center in Waterbury, Connecticut.