Seventh Heaven: EC Matthews wins ANOTHER A10 Rookie of the Week

I think it's safe to say that when we look back on the winter of 2013-2014 in a few years, several things are going to stand out from the others. The "polar vortex," Leo getting robbed of another Oscar, True Detective, and above all, the debut of EC Matthews at the University of Rhode Island.

The freshman just racked up his seventh--count 'em, seven--Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors, including five of the last six weekly awards. (The one week he didn't win? This happened, so no big deal.) He has more 20 point games (9) since January 1 than any other freshman nationally. More than Jabari Parker. More than Andrew Wiggins. More than Joel Embiid, Aaron Gordon, Tyler Ennis, or any other freshman who's name you constantly hear about.

Matthews is in rarefied air when we're talking strictly Atlantic 10, too. He's only the sixth player in the history of the conference, which dates back to 1976, to win seven or more Rookie of the Week awards. You may have heard of this one, who won a league-record 10 for Rhode Island in 1998-99. And all of the previous six won the Rookie of the Year awards, so I'd say we can consider EC a lock for that distinction.

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