HADDONFIELD, N.J. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the Men’s Basketball weekly award winners on Monday, as Immaculata’s Mandon Seapoe was named Player of the Week and Neumann’s Donte Dupriest was named Defensive Player of the Week.
Player of the Week: Mandon Seapoe
School: Immaculata
Class: Junior
Position: Guard
Hometown: Upper Darby, Pa.
High School: First Coast Christian
Brief Outlook of Week: Seapoe delivered a standout performance in Thursday’s matchup against Moravian, powering the Mighty Macs with 29 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals, shooting 67% from the arc.
Defensive Player of the Week: Donte Dupriest
School: Neumann
Class: Senior
Position: Forward
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
High School: John Bartram
Brief Outlook of Week: Dupriest averaged 16.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in a 2-1 week for the Knights. In a 74-65 win at Penn State Brandywine, the senior scored 10 points and grabbed 10 boards while picking up five steals. In a loss at Swarthmore, Dupriest scored 14 points, going 6-for-6 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the line while adding five rebounds and two blocks. In the home opener, he scored 25 points, pulled down 12 rebounds, dished out three assists and added another block to his season tally in a win over Goucher.
Weekly Honor Roll:
Michel Loftin, Marywood: Loftin produced a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds in a 79-64 victory over Keystone. He added five assists, three steals and a block. Offensively, Loftin went 11 of 18 from the field for a .611 shooting percentage.
DJ Earl, Neumann: Earl averaged 18.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in a 2-1 week for Neumann. In a win at Penn State Brandywine, the senior netted 21 points, went 8-for-9 from the free throw line, and picked up seven rebounds. The Middletown, Del., native followed with 10 points and six rebounds in a loss at Swarthmore. To wrap up the week, he sank 25 points, including five baskets from beyond the arc, provided four assists, collected three rebounds and had three steals in the home-opening win over Goucher.
Cameron Hatcher, Pratt: Hatcher averaged 15.0 points on 50 percent shooting, adding 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals to lead Pratt on a 2-0 week. The senior highlighted his week with a 25-point, 10-rebound double-double in Saturday’s 81-63 road win at Mount Saint Mary where he hit four of eight from 3-point range, went 7-for-9 at the line, and added three steals and one block. On Tuesday, he impacted both ends in the Cannoneers' 68-57 home win over Hunter with three steals, five points and two assists in 22 minutes, leading Pratt to its first-ever win over the Hawks.
2025 AEC Men’s Basketball Weekly Award Winners:
AEC Player of the Week:
Nov. 10: Michel Loftin, Marywood
Nov. 17: Mandon Seapoe, Immaculata
AEC Defensive Player of the Week:
Nov. 10: D.J. Johnson, Gwynedd Mercy
Nov. 17: Donte Dupriest, Neumann