HADLEY, Mass. -- Bates sophomore swingman Sean O'Leary is the NESCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week, as announced Monday by the New England Small College Athletic Conference.

O'Leary (Franklin, Mass.) had a big week for the Bobcats, helping Bates beat rivals Bowdoin and Colby in NESCAC action and his passing got the Bobcats national exposure on ESPN.
 
On Friday in an 88-76 win over Bowdoin, O'Leary tallied 13 points on 5-10 shooting. He hit 2-3 from three-point range, grabbed five rebounds, recorded a career-high three steals, blocked a shot, and dished out three assists. One of his assists was a spectacular behind-the-back feed while in midair to junior Babacar Pouye (Carpinteria, Calif.) for an old-fashioned three-point play that landed Bates at No. 8 on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays of the Night.

He followed that performance up with a career-high 18 points in Sunday's 89-84 win over Colby. O'Leary once again hit 2-3 from three-point range and drained 10-12 from the free throw line. He grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and dished out two assists in the come-from-behind victory. 

O'Leary joins Pouye as NESCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week selections this season for the Bobcats, as Pouye earned the honor on Nov. 17. It's the first time since 2011-12 that Bates men's basketball has had two NESCAC Player of the Week award-winners in the same season.

Bates (13-3) is back in action this Tuesday when the Bobcats visit the University of Maine at Farmington for a 7 p.m. tip.