University of Pennsylvania senior guard Ethan Roberts has been named the Big 5 Player of the Week in men’s basketball, marking his second time receiving this honor during the current season. The announcement was made by the Philadelphia Big 5, with Roberts previously earning the award on November 24.
Roberts returned to play after missing nearly a month due to a concussion. He led Penn in scoring during both games last week as Ivy League play began. In Saturday’s win over Brown, he scored 28 points, just three points shy of his season high. Earlier in the week, he recorded 19 points in a loss at Princeton. Over these two games, Roberts contributed nine assists and six rebounds while shooting 20-for-22 from the free throw line and making three out of six attempts from beyond the arc.
Penn holds an overall record of 8-7 and is 1-1 in Ivy League competition. The team will be on the road for two league games this weekend: against Dartmouth on Saturday at 3 p.m., followed by a matchup with Harvard on Monday at 2 p.m., coinciding with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
“After missing almost exactly a month due to a concussion, Roberts came back in time for the start of Ivy League play last week and led Penn in scoring in both of its games. The senior scored 28 points in Saturday’s win over Brown, three shy of his season high, after dropping 19 in last Monday’s loss at Princeton. He also dished out a combined nine assists and grabbed six rebounds. Roberts shot 20-22 from the foul line and 3-6 on three-point shots across the two games.”
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The Penn College Wildcats men’s basketball team operates as part of Division III athletics through Pennsylvania College of Technology and participates in the United East Conference official website. The program blends athletic competition with academic pursuits at a technical institution and recruits players from multiple states including Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania official website. Geoff Hensley serves as head coach alongside assistants Kevin Laurence and Christian Chandler official website.
