With such a long wait for our next game, let's discuss some league awards projections/predictions, shall we?

First, let's take a look at who has taken home league honors, for Player of the Week or Rookie of the Week:

POW Honors

* Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra: 3 (1 in league play)
* Joe Chealey, Charleston: 2 (both in league play)
* Nathan Knight, W&M: 2 (both in league play)
* Tramaine Isabell, Drexel: 2 (1 in league play)
* Vasa Pusica, NU: 1 (league play)
* Tyler Seibring, Elon: 1 (league play)
* Zane Martin, Towson: 1 (league play)
* Grant Riller, Charleston: 1
* Stuckey Mosley, JMU: 1
* Ryan Daly, Delaware: 1
* Connor Burchfield, W&M: 1
* Mike Morsell, Towson: 1
* David Cohn, W&M: 1
* Eli Pemberton, Hofstra: 1

ROW Honors

* Ryan Allen, Delaware: 3 (2 in league play)
* Matt Lewis, JMU: 3 (2 in league play)
* Kevin Anderson, Delaware: 2
* Darius Banks, JMU: 1 (league play)
* Tomas Murphy, NU: 1 (league play)
* Jalen Ray, Hofstra: 1
* Jarvis Doles, Drexel: 1


What clearly stands out here is we are the only team in the league that has not produced a Player of the Week or Rookie of the Week, which is highly disappointing. It's almost criminal that Cacok has not yet taken home this honor at least once.

Still, that's not the only metric that gets looked at for year-end league honors. Here are the league leaders in CAA-only games, across some key statistics:


Scoring

1. Justin Wright-Foreman: 26.9 ppg
2. Zane Martin, Towson: 21.3
3. Joe Chealey, Charleston: 20.8
4. Stuckey Mosely, JMU: 20.1
5. Tramaine Isabell, Drexel: 19.3
6. Tyler Seibring, Elon: 18.8
7. Nathan Knight, W&M: 17.8
8. Jordon Talley, UNCW: 17.6
Jarrell Brantley, Charleston: 17.6
10. David Cohn, W&M: 17.5
11. Vasa Pusica, NU: 17.2
12. Ryan Daly, Delaware: 16.9
13. Ryan Allen, Delaware: 16.4
14. Matt Lewis, JMU: 16.1
15. Devontae Cacok: 15.8
16. Justin Pierce, W&M: 15.2
17. Eli Pemberton, Hofstra: 15.0
18. Grant Riller, Charleston: 14.8
19. Ty Taylor, UNCW: 14.6
20. Mike Morsell, Towson: 13.8
21. Dmitri Thompson, Elon: 13.7
22. Jaylen Fornes, UNCW: 13.0
23. Dainan Swoope, Elon: 12.9
24. Kurk Lee, Drexel: 12.7
25. Alihan Demir, Drexel: 12.5
Shawn Occeus, NU: 12.5
27. Brian Dawkins, Elon: 12.3
28. Connor Burchfield, W&M: 11.9
Matt Milon, W&M: 11.9
30. Justin Gorham, Towson: 11.1

Rebounding

1. Devontae Cacok, UNCW: 13.8 rpg
2. Rokas Gustys, Hofstra: 12.6
3. Eric Carter, Delaware: 8.9
4. Justin Pierce, W&M: 8.8
5. Austin Williams, Drexel: 7.9
6. Nathan Knight, W&M: 7.6
7. Marcus Bryan, UNCW: 7.5
8. Tyler Seibring, Elon: 7.4
9. Nick Harris, Charleston: 7.1
10. Tramaine Isabell, Drexel: 6.9

Assists

1. Vasa Pusica, NU: 6.6 apg
2. David Cohn, W&M: 5.8
3. Jordon Talley, UNCW: 5.3
4. Dainan Swoope, Elon: 4.3
5. Desure Buie, Hofstra: 3.7
6. Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra: 3.6
7. Tramaine Isabell, Drexel: 3.4
8. Anthony Mosley, Delaware: 3.1
Kurk Lee, Drexel: 3.1
10. Ramone Snowden, JMU: 2.9

Steals

1. Shawn Occeus, NU: 2.3 spg
2. Sammy Mojica, Drexel: 2.1
3. David Cohn, W&M: 1.8
4. Darius Banks, JMU: 1.4
Mike Morsell, Towson: 1.4

3-Point Shooting

1. Tyler Seibring, Elon: .521
2. Connor Burchfield, W&M: .485
3. David Cohn, W&M: .472
4. Bolden Brace, NU: .462
5. Brian Starr, Towson: .457

Blocks

1. Austin Williams, Drexel: 3.0 bpg
2. Nathan Knight, W&M: 1.8
3. Nick Harris, Charleston: 1.5
4. Eddie Keith II, Towson: 1.3
5. DeVelle Phillips, JMU: 1.2

Assist/Turnover Ratio

1. Desure Buie, Hofstra: 2.9
2. David Cohn, W&M: 2.5
3. Sheldon Eberhardt, Elon: 2.4
4. Ramone Snowden, JMU: 2.3
5. Vasa Pusica, NU: 1.9



Definitely a better Seahawk presence here, especially in scoring, where we have 4 guys in the Top 25.

OK, now for the picks. Here's how I would break down the All-CAA Teams:

All-CAA Teams




Third Team: Ryan Daly, Delaware; Grant Riller, Charleston; Rokas Gustys, Hofstra; Eli Pemberton, Hofstra; Jordon Talley, UNCW

Second Team: Tyler Seibring, Elon; Zane Martin, Towson; Stuckey Moseley, JMU; David Cohn, W&M; Devontae Cacok, UNCW

First Team: Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra; Joe Chealey, Charleston; Nathan Knight, W&M; Tramaine Isabell, Drexel; Vasa Pusica, NU


The 3rd-team picks were somewhat difficult, as it means the likes of Connor Burchfield, Mike Morsell, and freshman Ryan Allen fall into the "Honorable Mention" pile.

But the First and Second teams were quite easy. Pusica gets the nod over Seibring on the first team based on the fact that so much of the Northeastern offense flows through Pusica. It's not easy to be nearly in the top 10 in the league in scoring AND lead the league in assists. And every time I've watched him play, he's been very impressive.


Now for the freshman honors.

CAA All-Rookie Team




All-Rookie Team: Ryan Allen, Delaware; Matt Lewis, JMU; Kevin Anderson, Delaware; Darius Banks, JMU, Tomas Murphy, NU

Banks and Murphy earn these spots by virtue of their ROW Honors in league weeks. Murphy's (7.1 ppg, .569 FG %, 2.5 rpg) role has increased over time for a very good Northeastern squad, and he's contributing valuable minutes. He should continue to see an increase in minutes.


Rookie-of-the-Year: Ryan Allen, Delaware



13th in the league in scoring in CAA-only games, and having taken home 3 ROW honors, Allen nips Matt Lewis for Rookie-of-the-Year honors for '17-18. The Blue Hens are depending on Allen immediately for their inexperienced squad, as he finds himself 3rd in the league in Minutes per game.


Coach of the Year: Bill Coen, Northeastern



Picked to finish 6th by the league coaches, Northeastern currently sits in a tie for 2nd place at 8-4. And Coen is doing so with a young roster, with heavy minutes going to a trio of sophomore guards in Shawn Occeus, Bolden Brace and Donnell Gresham, and a freshman forward in Tomas Murphy. Pusica is also a new addition, as a transfer from San Diego.

Despite so much inexperience and moving parts, Coen has kept this team together as a unit and is turning in one of his finest coaching jobs this season. And that's saying something for the league's 2nd-longest tenured coach, who had posted four top-3 finishes, 2 NIT appearances and a CAA title entering the 2017-18 season.


Player of the Year: Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra



It's kind of boring to hand the POY to the league's top scorer, but in this case, it's deserved. No team in the league depends more on a player than 7-5 Hofstra has depended on Wright-Foreman, who averages 38.9 minutes per game in league play. And he has responded by filling up the stat sheet. Not only is he 1st in scoring, he's 6th in assists, tied for 7th in steals, 11th in 3-point shooting, and 9th in free throw shooting in CAA-only games.

Things could certainly change down the stretch, with Charleston's Joe Chealey likely being Wright-Foreman's top competition. But for now, this decision seems to me to be a no-brainer.