PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Kwamain Mitchell - Saint Louis
Sophomore, Guard, 5-10, 165 lbs.
Milwaukee, Wis./Dominican HS
Mitchell averaged 21 points and 3.5 assists while playing a key role down the stretch in a pair of SLU victories on the week...scored 17 points, including the game-winning hoop with 1.4 seconds remaining, as the Billikens edged St. Bonaventure on Feb. 3, 67-65...poured in a game-high 25 points and scored the last four points of the game on Feb. 6 as SLU edged La Salle, 68-65...added five steals and five rebounds in the two contests...tabbed the A-10 Player of the Week for the second time.

Shamari Spears - Charlotte
Junior, Forward, 6-6, 238 lbs.
Salisbury, N.C./Boston College
Spears averaged 23 points and 9.5 rebounds in leading Charlotte to wins over George Washington (72-68) and Fordham (77-72)...scored a career-high 31 points on 12-of-20 shooting on Feb. 3 versus GW...notched his second double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds at Fordham on Feb. 6...marked his second 13-rebound effort on the year...earns his second A-10 Player of the Week honor.

ROOKIES OF THE WEEK
Chris Gaston - Fordham
Freshman, Forward, 6-7, 210 lbs.
Palisades Park, N.J./St. Anthony's HS
Gaston averaged 27.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and four assists as he earns his fourth A-10 Rookie of the Week citation...scored 23 points and grabbed nine boards at Xavier on Jan. 31...poured in 32 points and added 12 boards and a season-high six assists on Feb. 6 versus Charlotte...marked his 13th double-double...shot 15-for-28 on the week.