PITMAN --- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its men's basketball weekly honors for the week ending Nov. 8.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
LUCAS DIPASUPIL • The College of New Jersey
Sophomore • Guard • Upper Saddle River, NJ/Northern Highlands
Dipasupil earns the first NJAC Player of the Week honor of the 2026-27 season after posting the two highest-scoring games of his career as TCNJ took runner-up honors at the Centenary Tip-Off Tournament. The sophomore guard averaged 31.0 points per game on 66.7-percent shooting from the field (26-of-39) and 46.7 percent from three-point range (7-of-15). He also had nine assists against just two turnovers. Dipasupil opened the season with a career-high 35 points on 14-of-21 shooting in an 89-82 win over host Centenary. He followed with 27 points on 12-of-18 shooting and six assists in the championship game against Drew. He had a steal in each game.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ISAIAH RIVERA • SUNY New Paltz
Junior • Wing • Bronx, NY/Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom
Rivera has been named the first NJAC Defensive Player of the Week of the 2026-27 season after helping New Paltz to a 2-0 start in its first season as a conference member. The junior averaged 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. He totaled 15 rebounds, five steals and four blocks, and added 14.0 points per game on 50-percent shooting. Rivera opened with 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in a 79-73 win over Brooklyn. He followed with 18 points, eight rebounds, four blocks and two steals in a 76-62 win over Eastern Connecticut.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
MATT MIKULKA • Montclair State University
Freshman • Guard • East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick
Mikulka claims the first NJAC Rookie of the Week honor of the 2026-27 season after helping Montclair State win the Farmingdale State Tournament in his first collegiate action. The freshman guard averaged 12.0 points in just 16 minutes per game and made six 3-pointers. He scored 10 points in a 79-62 win over Hartford, then had 14 points on 4-of-8 shooting from three-point range in a 98-81 win over Fitchburg State in the final.