ANDRE STARKS NAMED SUNY COBLESKILL FIGHTING TIGER ATHLETE-OF-THE-WEEK

Cobleskill, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill Athletic Department announced today that junior Andre Starks, Rochester, N.Y., Fairport High School/Corning Community College, a member of the men’s basketball team has been named the athletic program’s Fighting Tiger Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending on November 20, 2022. 

The Fairport, N.Y native averaged 20.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 46.7% from the field including 45.5% from three-point range and 75.0% from the free throw line during the week as the Fighting Tigers a pair of non-conference contests during the week posting a 57-53 road win over the host Blazers of Elms College in Chicopee, Mass. on Thursday prior to dropping an 88-86 decision in overtime at home on Saturday to the visiting Cardinals of Plattsburgh State to move their overall record to 4-2 on the season.  

For the season thru six games Starks is averaging 12.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 35.3% from the field and 80.0% from the free throw line.  

Cobleskill will next be in action on Tuesday November 22 when they travel to New York, N.Y. to meet the Hawks of Hunter College for a pre-Thanksgiving meeting with tip-off at 6:00 p.m.