Mid-Main Insanity has chosen Columbia guard Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa because the Males’s Mid-Main Participant of the Week for the week of Nov. 4-10 after main the Lions to a 3-0 begin on the season.
Regardless of being chosen fifth within the Ivy League’s Preseason Ballot, Columbia at the moment sits tied with Princeton atop the convention’s standings after a historic first week from this system.
On Monday, Rubio De La Rosa opened the season by main a comeback 81-78 win at Loyola (MD), the primary time Columbia had come again from a 12-point deficit to win since 2021.
Main the way in which with a game-high 24 factors, Rubio De La Rosa completed with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals together with the lead-changing layup with simply 51 seconds remaining in regulation.
Come Wednesday evening, Columbia managed certainly one of its greatest upsets in program historical past in a 90-80 win over Villanova to set the Lions at 2-0 for the primary time for the reason that 2012-13 season.
Behind Rubio De La Rosa with a game-high 22 factors, including 4 assists and three steals, the Lions led many of the second half to safe this system’s second Massive East win in simply 12 years.
Rounding out the week, Columbia and Rubio De La Rosa returned dwelling to battle with Delaware State in a reasonably decisive 83-62 victory during which the Lions staved off a late comeback effort.
As soon as once more main the way in which for Columbia was Rubio De La Rosa with a game-high 19 factors, managing six rebounds, an assists and a pair of steals whereas capturing 5-for-11 from behind the arc.
Although Columbia has not been to the NCAA Match since 1968, this 3-0 document is the Lions greatest open to a marketing campaign since 2005-06.
This week, Columbia could have two alternatives to construct on this historic begin with a matchup towards Lehigh at dwelling earlier than the nation’s latest Division I program Mercyhurst visits on Saturday.
Honorable Point out
Ty Johnson (UC Davis)
The nation’s main mid-major scorer after managing 35 factors in a loss to Washington earlier than main a win at Idaho with 30 factors, seven boards and 4 steals.
Ante Brzovic (Charleston)
CAA Preseason Participant of the Yr led the Cougars to a 2-0 begin with 27 factors, 9 rebounds and 4 assists to defeat Southern Illinois, later including 34 factors, 9 boards and 4 assists to beat USF.
Nelly Junior Joseph (New Mexico)
Junior Joseph opened the season with a 28-point, 16-rebound double-double in a win over Nicholls State earlier than main a impartial courtroom upset of No. 22 UCLA with one other double-double of 16 factors and 12 boards.
Justice Shoats (Siena)
A Division II switch, Shoats led a pair of OT wins this previous week with 23 factors and the go-ahead assists to knock off Brown earlier than tying his career-high with 31 factors to finish a comeback win over Bryant.
