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Princeton University Athletics
Ed Persia Named Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Week
January 05, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 5, 2004
Princeton senior guard Ed Persia has been named the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 20.5 points per game in leading the Tigers to a win at Loyola and a near-miss against seventh-ranked Oklahoma last week.
Persia scored 15 of his team-high 19 points against Oklahoma in the first half as the Tigers took a 27-26 halftime lead, and the senior guard finished the game 8 for 13 from the field and 2 for 4 from three-point range. He also had four assists and just one turnover in 36 minutes against the No. 7 Sooners.
Earlier in the week, at Loyola, he tied a career high with 22 points, shooting 7 for 13 from the field and 5 for 5 from the free-throw line. Persia scored 10 of his points in a 22-5 Princeton run that opened the game and also added two assists and two steals.
For the week, Persia shot 15 for 26 from the field and 5 for 13 from three-point range. The Beaumont, Texas, native now ranks eighth all-time at Princeton with 129 career three-pointers. He also is a perfect 8 for 8 from the free-throw line for the season.
Persia, a co-captain for the Tigers, is now second on the team in scoring (10.5 ppg) and assists (36, 3.6 apg). He also leads the Ivy League in assist-to-turnover ratio (36-16, 2.25-1).
The Tigers (5-5) host Monmouth at Jadwin Gym Wednesday night (7:30 p.m.) and travel to Minnesota Saturday night (8 p.m. EST, YES Network, ESPN Full Court) before a 16-day break between games due to final exams.