University of Connecticut Athletics
Reibe and Demary Jr. Earn Weekly BIG EAST Honors
11/24/2025 11:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball
NEW YORK – The UConn men's basketball team received a pair of weekly honors from the BIG EAST on Monday (Nov. 24), with Eric Reibe taking home Freshman of the Week and Silas Demary Jr. nabbing a spot on the weekly honor roll. Reibe had a pair of career performances against No. 4 Arizona and Bryant while Demary Jr. notched his first career triple-double on Sunday.
Reibe becomes the first Husky this season to win Freshman of the Week and first since Liam McNeeley won his seventh and final certificate on March 2, 2025. The rookie big man set new career scoring highs in back-to-back games last week, leading the Huskies in scoring against both No. 4 Arizona (11/19) and vs. Bryant on Sunday (11/23). He averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and shot 60.0 percent from the field while swatting a pair of shots on the week.
Demary Jr. averaged 11.5 points, 6.5 assists and 6.0 rebounds in UConn's split of the week. He shot 6-of-10 from the floor and scored 13 points with three assists against No. 4 Arizona, then followed up with 10 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in the win over Bryant. Demary Jr. set career-highs in both assists and rebounds, finishing with not only his first career triple-double but the junior's first double-double at the collegiate level.
The Huskies return to action on Friday, Nov. 28 when they take on No. 8 Illinois in the SentienlOne Showdown at Madison Square Garden.
