NEW HAVEN, Conn. – For the second time this season, Yale men's basketball captain Nick Townsend was named Ivy League Player of the Week, announced on Monday afternoon.
 
Townsend delivered a standout week for the Bulldogs, who have now won four straight—all on the road. The senior averaged 19.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and dished out 27 total assists while shooting 34-of-63 from the field and 8-of-15 from three. He scored in double figures in all five games, highlighted by a career-high 32 points on 12-of-19 shooting, along with nine rebounds and four assists, in Yale's Paradise Jam semifinal win over College of Charleston. He followed that performance with 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting, six rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists in the championship victory over Akron, earning tournament MVP honors. Townsend then capped the week with 13 points in a thrilling 77–74 win at Vermont.
 
The senior has scored in double figures in all eight games for the Bulldogs and currently ranks second in the Ivy League in assists (5.0 apg), and fourth in scoring (18.9 ppg), and rebounding (6.9 rpg).
 
Townsend and the Bulldogs return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 2, when they host SUNY Maritime at 7 p.m.