11/20/2006 - (Riverdale, NY) - Mount Saint Vincent freshman guard Marquise King (Albany, NY/Albany HS) was named the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week this week for Men's Basketball after a terrific start to his Dolphin career at the Eastern Connecticut State Tip-off Tournament last weekend. In earning the awards, King becomes the first Men's Basketball player to earn Rookie of the Week honors in more than three years ... and the way King is playing he may not be finished winning awards this season.

Against host Eastern Connecticut State on Friday, King scored an incredible 36 points on 13 for 17 shooting as the Dolphins rallied from a 23-point second half deficit to make it 72-68 with just under a minute remaining in the game. While the Mount would get no closer, the effort against a very good ECSU team was nothing short of sensational. King was the story as he scored 29 points during the second half, 23 of which came during the final 9:11 as Mount Saint Vincent made their rally. The output tied the record for points in a game at the 26 year-old tournament, marked the seventh best single-game scoring total in Mount Saint Vincent history, and was one of the finest individual performances in Dolphin history for any basketball player, let alone a freshman making his collegiate debut.

For his efforts, including an eight-point outing during a 101-76 win over Mitchell College on Saturday, King was named to the All-Tournament team for the ECSU Tip-off Tournament. 

Also honored by the Skyline Conference this week was junior Derek Charlton (Yonkers, NY/St. Raymond's), who was named to the Honor Roll after two impressive outings during the ECSU Tip-off Tournament. During the 1-1 weekend, Charlton averaged 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.

Mount Saint Vincent returns to action on Tuesday, Nov. 21 when they host SUNY IT – a SUNY Athletic Conference powerhouse that advanced to the SUNY AC Championship Game a year ago. Tip-off for that game will be at 7:00 p.m.