3/10/2025 | Men’s Basketball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Coming off a 28-point victory to close the regular season, Matas Vokietaitis of the Florida Atlantic men’s basketball team claimed his league-best sixth American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week honor, announced by the AAC on Monday.
The center from Lithuania recorded a new career-high in points with 21 against UAB on 9-10 shooting from the field with eight rebounds and a career-high-tying three blocks. In the victory over East Carolina, Vokietaitis finished the game with his second double-digit scoring game of the week with 10 points along with five rebounds, two blocks and an assist.
2024-25 AAC ACCOLADES
- Graduate Guard KyKy Tandy: Preseason All-Conference Second Team (10/11/24), Honorable Mention (2/3/25)
- Sophomore Forward Kaleb Glenn: 2x Honorable Mention (11/18/24, 2/17/25)
- Freshman Center Matas Vokietaitis: 6x Freshman of the Week (11/18/24, 12/2/24, 12/16/24, 2/3/25, 2/17/25, 3/10/25)
- Junior Forward Baba Miller: 2x Honorable Mention (12/2/24, 2/10/25)
- Redshirt Junior Forward Tre Carroll: Player of the Week (12/9/24), 2x Honorable Mention (12/16/24, 1/6/25)
UP NEXT
The Owls will travel to Fort Worth, Texas. to play in the 2025 American Athletic Conference Championship tournament on Thursday, Mar. 13 at 2:30 ET on ESPNU and ESPN+ as the No. 5 seed against the winner of the first round play-in game.
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Florida Atlantic’s 2024-25 season is sponsored by Phil Smith Kia/Phil Smith Acura.
