Ivy Awards: Shonn Miller is Rookie of the Week

Cornell's Shonn Miller was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week by the Ivy League Office. The League's press release notes:

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Cornell freshman forward Shonn Miller (Euclid, Ohio) was outstanding in helping the Big Red to a road split over the weekend, averaging 12.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks. Miller posted his second career double-double in the win over Dartmouth, giving Cornell its first road win of the year. He made 7-of-11 shots from the floor for a game-high 15 points and 10 rebounds, adding a block and a steal. Miller also played an active 19 minutes in the loss at No. 23 Harvard, scoring nine points, grabbing a team-high eight rebounds, blocking two shots and collecting two steals.

Miller's Statistics for the Week

	MIN	FG-A	PCT	3FG-A	PCT	FT-A	PCT	REB	A	B	S	PTS
at Harvard	19	3-7	0.429	2-3	0.667	1-2	0.500	8	0	2	2	9
at Dartmouth	29	7-11	0.636	0-1	0.000	1-2	0.500	10	0	1	1	15
TOTALS	24.0	10-18	0.556	2-4	0.500	2-4	0.000	9.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	12.0

From Cornell Athletics:

Miller Captures Another Ivy Rookie of the Week Honor

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell freshman forward Shonn Miller has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season after helping the Big Red to a road split in conference action. Cornell rookies have earned five weekly honors so far during the 2011-12 campaign.

Miller averaged 12.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in two contests while shooting 56 percent from the field. The 6-8 freshman was instrumental in the Big Red's first road victory of the season, a 68-59 triumph at Dartmouth, with his third career double-double. Millerposted 15 points and 10 rebounds to go along with a block and a steal. The school's freshman record holder in blocked shots added to his totals with two swats to go along with nine points, eight rebounds and two steals in a 71-60 loss at No. 23 Harvard on Friday evening. He now has a Big Red rookie record 36 blocks so far this season.

Miller and the Big Red return to action on Friday, Feb. 10 when it meets Yale at 7 p.m. at Newman Arena.

IVY LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS 2011-2012

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week 1 November 14-Zack Rosen, Penn/Greg Mangano, Yale
Week 2 November 21-Zack Rose, Penn
Week 3 November 28-Keith Wright, Harvard
Week 4 December 5-Meiko Lyles, Columbia
Week 5 December 12-Kyle Casey, Harvard (Cornell not eligible)
Week 6 December 19-Ian Hummer, Princeton
Week 7 December 26-Tyler Bernardini, Penn
Week 8 January 2-Greg Mangano, Yale
Week 9 January 9-Greg Mangano, Yale
Week 10 January 16-Keith Wright, Harvard
Week 11 January 23-Mark Cisco, Columbia
Week 12 January 30-Andrew McCarthy, Brown
Week 13 February 6-Greg Mangano, Yale

ROOKIES OF THE WEEK
Week 1 November 14-Shonn Miller, Cornell/Jvonte Brooks, Dartmouth
Week 2 November 21-Shonn Miller, Cornell/Gabas Maldunas, Dartmouth
Week 3 November 28-Shonn Miller, Cornell/Alex Rosenberg, Columbia
Week 4 December 5-Jonah Travis, Harvard
Week 5 December 12-Gabas Maldunas, Dartmouth (Cornell not eligible)
Week 6 December 19-Galal Cancer, Cornell/John Golden, Dartmouth
Week 7 December 26-Jvonte Brooks, Dartmouth
Week 8 January 2-Denton Koon, Princeton
Week 9 January 9-Gabas Maldunas, Dartmouth
Week 10 January 16-Shonn Miller, Cornell

Week 11 January 23-Corbin Miller, Harvard
Week 12 January 30-Steve Moundou-Missi, Harvard
Week 13 February 6-Shonn Miller, Cornell