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La Salle freshman point guard Tyreek Duren has been named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for a league-best third time this season. The 2010 Neumann-Goretti grad averaged 18.5 points and five assists in two contests last week for the Explorers. He tallied a career-high 19 points last Wednesday versus Towson on 6-for-9 shooting from the floor. He dished six assists, against two turnovers, in 40 minutes of action. On Sunday against Binghamton, Duren had 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting and handed out four assists. The rookie shot 68.4 percent (13-for-19) from the field and in the two contests for his 7-7 Explorers. He is La Salle’s team leader in assists (65) and ranks third in the conference in the category.
