FREDONIA, NY—The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) named Buffalo State junior guard Jake Simmons (Rochester, NY/School of the Arts) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 25.0 points per game to lead nationally-ranked Buffalo State to a 3-0 week on the road, including a pair of SUNYAC wins. Simmons was also selected the ECAC Upstate Division III Player of the Week.

An individualized studies major, he opened the week with 27 points vs. non-conference Houghton. He had another 27-point game as the Bengals opened their SUNYAC campaign with an 80-76 win at Oneonta and finished with 21 points in an 89-83 overtime win at New Paltz on Saturday.

Simmons shot 51 percent from the field (25 of 59), 44 percent from three-point range (11 of 25), and 87.5 percent from the line (14 of 16) in the three games. Simmons was also force defensively in both SUNYAC games; he had four steals and two blocked shots vs. Oneonta, and five steals vs. New Paltz.  This is his third career conference player of the week award.

Buffalo State (5-0) will host Cortland and Oswego in a pair of conference games at the Sports Arena this weekend, with tip off against the Red Dragons on Friday at 8 p.m.