Mary Washington senior center BRANDON ALTMANN (Vienna, Va./Marshall), Gallaudet junior guard BRITTAINY PAYNE (Pine Hill, N.J./New Jersey School for the Deaf) and St. Mary's senior guard STEPHANIE SAINT-AUBIN (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) were selected as the CAC Basketball Players of the Week for Nov. 30, 2009.

  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Mary Washington senior center BRANDON ALTMANN (Vienna, Va./Marshall) was named CAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week after averaging 25.7 points and 7.7 rebounds in three games. Altmann opened the week by scoring 27 points, 63% of the team's total offense, in a loss against NCAA Division I Delaware State. He followed with consecutive 25-point outings, and 18 total rebounds, in UMW's games against Hampden-Sydney and North Carolina Wesleyan in the South Region Shootout. Altmann, who posted a double-double with 12 boards vs. N.C. Wesleyan, shot 26-45 from the floor (57.8%) and 25-33 from the line (75.8%) for the week.  

SPECIAL MENTION: Gallaudet senior guard JOHNNY JACKSON (Tuscaloosa, Ala./Bryant) was named MVP of the Gallaudet Tournament after averging 23.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds in leading the Bison to the title.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Gallaudet junior guard BRITTAINY PAYNE (Pine Hill, N.J./New Jersey School for the Deaf) and St. Mary's senior guard STEPHANIE SAINT-AUBIN (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) were named the CAC Women's Basketball Co-Players of the Week.

Payne averaged 10 points, 14 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, 2.7 assists and 2.0 steals in three games as the Bison won their first two games of the season and advanced to the championship game of their tournament.

Saint-Aubin averaged 18.5 points in two games for St. Mary's, including a season-best 27 points in Saturday's victory over Shenandoah. Saint-Aubin, who drained 13-of-22 field goal attempts, also had a season-best seven steals against the Hornets as the Seahawks registered their first win of the season.