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Basketball Star From Westchester Flying High For Dayton With Fourth A-10 Rookie Of Week Award Basketball Star From Westchester Flying High For Dayton With Fourth A-10 Rookie Of Week Award
Basketball Star From Westchester Flying High For Dayton With Fourth A-10 Rookie Of Week Award To say Westchester's Obi Toppin has been enjoying a breakout debut season in the world of Division I college basketball would be the ultimate understatement. Obi Toppin, a 6-foot-9 redshirt freshman forward for the University of Dayton Flyers, was just named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season. Toppin, from Ossining, averaged 25.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game last week, shooting .733 (22 of 30) on field goals and .875 (7-8) on free throws. He had career highs in points (25) and rebounds (12) in a win over St. Joseph's, and then topped his career-best in p…
Former Westchester HS Star Helps Villanova Win National Title Former Westchester HS Star Helps Villanova Win National Title
Former Westchester HS Star Helps Villanova Win National Title A former Westchester high school basketball standout had his one shining moment late Monday night. Eric Paschall, a 6-foot-9 transfer student from Fordham University, was named to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship All-Tournament Team as he helped Villanova to the national title in a one-sided win against Michigan on Monday, topping the Wolverines 79-62 to claim the crown. Paschall, a starter, scored just six points in the title win and grabbed eight rebounds in the effort. The Dobbs Ferry native starred against Kansas in the Final Four, hitting 10 of 11 shots to score 24, and he pulled…
Former Westchester HS Star Helps Villanova Earn Trip Back To Final Four Former Westchester HS Star Helps Villanova Earn Trip Back To Final Four
Former Westchester HS Star Helps Villanova Earn Trip Back To Final Four A former high school basketball standout from Westchester is ready to go dancing. Eric Paschall, a 6-foot-9 transfer student from Fordham University punched his ticket to the Final Four in San Antonio over the weekend, scoring 12 points while leading the top-ranked Villanova Wildcats in minutes during their 71-59 victory over third seed Texas Tech in the regional final of the NCAA Tournament. Paschall was inefficient from the field, hitting just two of his seven field goal attempts, but he led to the way from the charity stripe, hitting eight of his 10 free throws, while grabbing a game-hig…