Atlantic 10 awards Dayton Flyer freshman with weekly honor

The Atlantic 10 conference honored University of Dayton men's basketball freshman Aiden Derkack as the A-10 Rookie of the Week. Derkack earned the recognition for his impressive performances in two games earlier this month. He recorded two double-doubles with at least 20 points apiece in a span of two University of Dayton contests.

On November 2nd, Derkack scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Flyers' opening victory against NJIT. He followed that up with another double-double the following week, netting 20 points and 10 rebounds in a overtime loss to Northern Illinois. Derkack's third double-double came on Tuesday night during a 99-89 loss to Siena, where he had 25 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out.

The freshman's consistent play has set a new record for the University of Dayton, as he is now the first freshman in program history to accomplish three 20-plus-point double-doubles at the start of his career. Dayton's next matchup will be Saturday, November 14th, when they host Cincinnati at UD Arena, with WHIO Radio broadcasting the game.