Franz Named Player of the Week Twice

St. Mary's City, Md. - Junior guard Alex Franz (Catonsville, Md./Cardinal Gibbons) was selected by both the Capital Athletic Conference and PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland as the player of the week for the week ending January 3 after Franz garnered MVP honors at The Car Coop/Weenie Miller Holiday Hoops and helped No. 25 St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball to a four-game win streak.

Franz shares CAC Player of the Week honors with York (Pa.) College sophomore forward Paul Kouvaris who earned MVP honors at the Hampton Inn Coaches vs. Cancer Classic hosted by York.

The Seahawks (10-2) notched a pair of wins at the Puerto Rico Division III Classic in San Juan, defeating Susquehanna University (72-66) and Universidad Metropolitana (71-51), before capturing The Car Coop/Weenie Miller Holiday Hoops with victories over Averett University (69-64) and host Hampden-Sydney College (70-69).

In Puerto Rico, Franz contributed 12 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, and five steals against Susquehanna and then followed up that performance by adding nine points versus Metropolitana.

Franz averaged 18.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 6.0 steals as the Seahawks captured team honors at The Car Coop/Weenie Miller Holiday Hoops hosted by Hampden-Sydney.  Franz reaped MVP laurels as he registered a double-double with season-highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds and added seven assists and seven steals before draining the game-winning three-point field goal in the final 12 seconds in the one-point win over the hosts in the title contest.

Franz started tournament action with 16 points and game-highs of seven assists and five steals while pulling down a team-best six caroms in the team's come-from-behind win over Averett.

Franz is currently ranked 14th in Division III in assists per game with a 5.8 average while ranking 15th with 3.8 steals per game. 

2009-10 CAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
Nov. 16 - Rudy Thomas, Jr., Guard, Wesley
Nov. 23 - Camontae Griffin, Sr., Guard, St. Mary's
Nov. 30 - Brandon Altmann, Sr., Center, Mary Washington
Dec. 7 - Camontae Griffin, Sr., Guard, St. Mary's
Dec. 14 - Nick Brady, Sr., Guard, York
Dec. 21 - Paul Kouvaris, So., Forward, York
Dec. 28 - No report
Jan. 4 - Alex Franz, Jr., Guard, St. Mary's and Paul Kouvaris, So., Forward, York 

2009-10 PrestoSports/Pride of Maryland Player of the Week
Nov. 23 - Camontae Griffin, Sr., Guard, St. Mary's
Dec. 7 - Greg Palmer, Sr., Guard/Forward, Salisbury
Dec. 14 - Andrew Chambers, Sr., Guard/Forward, Washington (Md.)
Jan. 4 - Alex Franz, Jr., Guard, St. Mary's