PRINCETON, N.J. – Following a week with several career performances, Yale’s John Poulakidas (player) and Columbia’s Gerard O’Keefe (rookie) earned Ivy League men’s basketball weekly honors.
 
Behind a career-high 32-point outburst, Poulakidas led Yale to a 103-88 win over Cornell, in a contest between the top two teams in the standings. Bez Mbeng also contributed a 15-point, 12-assist, 10-rebound triple-double, while teammate Nick Townsend scored a career high 25 points, shooting 11-of-13 from the field. O’Keefe helped Columbia overcome a 15-point second-half deficit, shooting 89 percent from the field with his lone miss coming from 3-point range.   
 
At the midway point of Ivy play, Yale (7-0) has a two-game cushion over Cornell (5-2) and Princeton (5-2) in the standings. Dartmouth (4-3) has a two-game advantage over Brown (2-5), Harvard (2-5) and Penn (2-5). Columbia (1-6) picked up a much-needed win to stay in the race. The top four teams will earn a spot to Ivy Madness. The Ivy League men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be held at Brown’s Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence from March 14-16. Full information is available at IvyMadness.com. 
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
John Poulakidas, Yale (Sr., G – Naperville, Ill.)

• Tallied a career-high 32 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in Yale’s win over Cornell
• Shot 12-of-18 from the floor, 6-of-10 from the 3-point range and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe
• His six triples matched a season high

 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Gerard O’Keefe, Columbia (Fy., G – Nashville, Tenn.)

• Scored 22 points in Columbia’s comeback win over Brown
• Shot 8-of-9 from the field, 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and 4-of-4 at the line
• Had four rebounds, three assists and a steal

 
HONOR ROLL
Landon Lewis, Brown
Malcolm Wrisby Jefferson, Brown
Blair Thompson, Columbia
Cooper Noard, Cornell
AK Okereke, Cornell
Connor Amundsen, Dartmouth
Brandon Mitchell-Day, Dartmouth
Robert Hinton, Harvard
Chandler Piggé, Harvard
AJ Levine, Penn
George Smith, Penn
CJ Happy, Princeton
Bez Mbeng, Yale
 
2024-25 MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
Player of the Week
Nov. 11 – Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa, Columbia (Sr., G – Santiago, Dominican Republic)
Nov. 18 – Kino Lilly Jr., Brown (Sr., G – Glenn Dale, Md.)
Nov. 25 – Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa, Columbia (Sr., G – Santiago, Dominican Republic)
Dec. 2 – Ethan Roberts, Penn (Jr., G – Arlington Heights, Ill.)
Dec. 9 – Xaivian Lee, Princeton (Jr., G – Toronto, Ontario)
Dec. 16 – AK Okereke, Cornell (Jr., F – Clovis, Calif.)
Dec. 23 – Caden Pierce, Princeton (Jr., F – Glen Ellyn, Ill.)
Dec. 30 – Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa, Columbia (Sr., G – Santiago, Dominican Republic)
Jan. 6 – Dalen Davis, Princeton (So., G – Chicago, Ill.)
Jan. 13 – Jacob Beccles, Cornell (So., G – Philadelphia, Pa.)
Jan. 21 – Xaivian Lee, Princeton (Jr., G – Toronto, Ontario)
Jan. 27 – Brandon Mitchell-Day, Dartmouth (Jr., F – St. Louis, Mo.)
Feb. 3 – Kino Lilly Jr., Brown (Sr., G – Glenn Dale, Md.)
Feb. 3 – John Poulakidas, Yale (Sr., G – Naperville, Ill.)
Feb. 10 – John Poulakidas, Yale (Sr., G – Naperville, Ill.)

Rookie of the Week
Nov. 11 – Robert Hinton, Harvard (Fy., G – Los Angeles, Calif.)
Nov. 18 – Malik Abdullahi, Princeton (Fr., F – Miami, Fla.)
Nov. 25 – Robert Hinton, Harvard (Fy., G – Los Angeles, Calif.)
Dec. 2 – Connor Amundsen, Dartmouth (Fy., G – Fresno, Calif.)
Dec. 9 – Robert Hinton, Harvard (Fy., G – Los Angeles, Calif.)
Dec. 16 – Connor Amundsen, Dartmouth (Fy., G – Fresno, Calif.)
Dec. 23 – Connor Amundsen, Dartmouth (Fy., G – Fresno, Calif.)
Dec. 30 – Austin Hunt, Harvard (Fy., G – Marlborough, Mass.)
Jan. 6 – Riley Fox, Yale (Fy., G – West Hartford, Conn.)
Jan. 13 – Robert Hinton, Harvard (Fy., G – Los Angeles, Calif.)
Jan. 21 – Robert Hinton, Harvard (Fy., G – Los Angeles, Calif.)
Jan. 27 – Connor Amundsen, Dartmouth (Fy., G – Fresno, Calif.)
Feb. 3 – Robert Hinton, Harvard (Fy., G – Los Angeles, Calif.)
Feb. 10 – Gerard O’Keefe, Columbia (Fy., G – Nashville, Tenn.)