SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Endicott College freshman Danquah Rawlins (Mattapan, Mass.) has been named The Commonwealth Coast Conference men’s basketball Rookie of the Week this week as announced by TCCC Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye on Monday afternoon. Rawlins helped lead the Gulls to a 2-1 mark in last week’s games while the Gulls currently sit at 2-2 overall.

Rawlins averaged 15.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, scoring in double figures in all three contests. Rawlins notched 15 points and five boards in a 81-78 win over Framingham State then led the Gulls with 21 points and nine boards in a 78-69 setback to Ithaca at the Amherst College Tip-Off Invitational. Danquah Rawlins finished up with ten points in a thrilling 98-95 double overtime victory against Maine-Farmington in the Invitational’s final game. Rawlins shot 43% (13-of-30) from the field including 46% (6-of-13) from beyond the arc, and was also extremely effective from the line shooting a 78% clip (14-of-18).

Danquah Rawlins and the Gulls return to action after the Thanksgiving break, when Endicott travels to cross-town rival Gordon College for a non-conference matchup on December 3rd at 7:00 p.m.