Staten Island, NY - Wagner senior guard Michael Carey (Nassau, Bahamas/Lamar Consolidated [San Jacinto College] has been named NEC Co-Player of the Week, along with LIU Brooklyn's Jerome Frink, the Northeast Conference (NEC) announced today. For Carey, this marks the third time in his Seahawk career that he's claimed Player of the Week honors, with the previous two times coming last season (February 1, 2016/February 29, 2016).
 
This marks the second time this year that a Wagner player has claimed the weekly distinction, as redshirt senior forward Mike Aaman (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan [University of Rhode Island] earned the season's first NEC Player of the Week honor following his impressive performance in the victory at then-nationally ranked UConn.

Carey comes off an outstanding week for the Seahawks that saw him average 21.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and hit all 14 of his free throw attempts, while shooting 50.0 percent from the floor. He scored 21 points and grabbed a career and NEC single-game season-high 22 rebounds in a one-point setback to first place Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday, in game that was nationally broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

In doing so, the versatile 6'5" Carey became just the sixth player in NEC history with at least 22 boards in a game and one of seven NEC players in the last 20 years to finish with 20 points and 20 rebounds in a contest.
 

 
In a 75-64 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday, Carey scored all 21 of his points in the second half as the Seahawks broke open a close game in the final five minutes. For the season, the Nassau, Bahamas product is averaging 11.8 ppg and ranks second in the NEC with 8.8 rpg on the year.

In conference-only contests (four games), the senior guard is hitting for 14.3 ppg. on 46.6 percent shooting from the floor, while pulling down 11.0 rebounds a contest in 32.5 minutes per game. In addition, Carey is converting on 93.3 percent (14-of-15) from the free throw line.