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Adelekun Named Ivy League Player of the Week Following 41-Point Double-Double
1/30/2023 12:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Adelekun is the only player nationally to record a 40+ point double-double in a regulation game this season
HANOVER, N.H. — Senior Dame Adelekun was honored by the Ivy League on Monday as its Player of the Week following his incredible 41-point, 10-rebound effort in Saturday's 83-73 home win over Columbia. Adelekun becomes the Big Green's second weekly award winner of the season, as freshman Brandon Mitchell-Day garnered Rookie of the Week on Jan. 17. Adelekun is Dartmouth's first Player of the Week since Aaryn Rai garnered Co-Player of the Week last Feb. 28. He's the first Big Green player to solely be named Player of the Week since Chris Knight on Mar. 2, 2020.
Adelekun truly enjoyed a history effort in Saturday's win over Columbia, posting 41 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two assists. He also drew 14 of the Lions' 25 fouls on the afternoon while shooting 14-of-18 from the floor and 13-of-19 from the free throw line.
Here is a rundown of Adelekun's afternoon:
Adelekun truly enjoyed a history effort in Saturday's win over Columbia, posting 41 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two assists. He also drew 14 of the Lions' 25 fouls on the afternoon while shooting 14-of-18 from the floor and 13-of-19 from the free throw line.
Here is a rundown of Adelekun's afternoon:
- Became the sixth Dartmouth player to score 40+ points in a game in program history.
- 41 points tied a Leede Arena record (which was set by Cornell's Matt Morgan in 2019).
- 41 points were the most a Dartmouth player has ever scored in Leede Arena (which opened in 1987). It broke Miles Wright's 39 points scored against LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 29, 2015.
- Became the first Big Green player to score 40 points, home or away, since Jim Barton had 48 on Feb. 7, 1987 at Brown.
- Prior to Adelekun, the previous Dartmouth player to score 40 points in a home game was Paul Erland on Jan. 17, 1971 against Holy Cross (he had 44).
- Adelekun's 41 were the most points scored by an Ivy League player since Feb. 8, 2019 when Harvard's Bryce Aiken had 44 against Columbia and Cornell's Matt Morgan scored 41 at Dartmouth.
- Nationally, Adelekun has one of 22 40-point performances in NCAA Division I men's basketball this season (following this weekend's games), and one of just 15 to come in regulation.
- Became the fourth player in the nation to post a 40+ point double-double this season, and the only one to do it in a regulation game.
- One of just two players in the nation to record 40+ points, 10+ rebounds and 3+ blocks this season, and the only to do it in a regulation game.
- Adelekun's 40+ point effort came in the second fewest minutes played.
- Tied for the second fewest missed field goals in a 40-point effort this season.
- Had a second-half sequence that was the No. 4 Play of the Day on ESPN's SportsCenter (Adelekun's second #SCTop10 appearance of the season).
Adelekun and the Big Green return home for two more this weekend when they host Brown on Friday and Yale on Saturday. Both games are set to begin at 6 p.m. To purchase tickets, please click here.Score 4️⃣1️⃣ points ➕ get the # 4⃣ Play of the Day on @SportsCenter.
— Dartmouth Athletics (@dartmouthsports) January 29, 2023
It was definitely Dame Time yesterday in Leede Arena!#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/EvHfFfGBBT
AUDIO: Hear from today's hero Dame Adelekun following his 41-point, 10-rebound effort!#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/5DRMGs1AMo
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) January 29, 2023
The moment Dame Adelekun learned he tied the Leede Arena record with 41 points‼️#TheWoods🌲 | #GoBigGreen pic.twitter.com/bzh3uxeL7H
— Dartmouth Men's Basketball (@DartmouthMBB) January 30, 2023
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