The SUNYAC named Cortland junior guard Brian Manning Men's Basketball  Player of the Week after helping lead the Red Dragons to a trio of wins on the road last week.

Manning averaged 18 points per game as the Red Dragons moved into second place in the conference standings. He started the week with 10 points and six rebounds in a 73-66 win over Brockport on Tuesday. Friday night, Manning scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field (4-of-7 three-pointers) to account for nearly half of the Red Dragons' points in a 58-50 win at Potsdam. He followed that the next day with 16 points in a 65-58 victory at Plattsburgh. On the week he shot 54.3 percent from the field, 42% from the arc and 80% from the foul line.