Canton, NY – Hope Aniceto, a senior on the women's basketball team, and Lateef Johnson Jr., a junior on the men's basketball team, have been named this week's Roos of the Week.

Aniceto averaged 16.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in just 25.7 minutes per game shooting 47% from the field and 43% from three-point range leading the Roos to a 2-1 record in SUNYAC play last week. She opened the week with nine points, three rebounds and three steals in an 83-62 loss to second place New Paltz (13-2, 7-1 SUNYAC), who is receiving votes in the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll, on Tuesday. The senior followed that up with 14 points and three rebounds in a 62-54 road win at Fredonia on Friday. Aniceto closed out the week with 25 points and four rebounds shooting an impressive 7-for-12 (.583 %) from three-point range in a 73-44 road win at Buffalo State on Saturday.

Johnson Jr. averaged 24.3 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game shooting nearly 53% from the field in three SUNYAC games last week for the Roos. He opened the week with 17 points, 12 rebounds, four steals, three blocks and three assists shooting 7-for-14 from the field in an 89-76 win against New Paltz on Tuesday. He exploded for 36 points, 18 rebounds, five assists and four steals shooting 14-for-25 from the field in a last second 85-83 loss at Fredonia on Friday. The 14 made field goals were the most for a Canton player in the D-III era and the 36 points were the second most. On Saturday he closed out the week with 20 points, nine rebounds, three blocks and two assists shooting 8-for-16 from the field in another last minute 79-74 loss at Buffalo State. Johnson Jr.'s ranks first in the SUNYAC in rebounds per game (12.4), second in steals per game (2.4), second in blocks per game (1.8) and third in points per game (18.9).
   


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