Jay Melendez, The Apprentice School
Sophomore • Forward • Suffolk, Virginia
November 19, 2013
Earning this week's Men's Basketball D1 Player of the Week is Sophomore forward, Jay Melendez, of The Apprentice School. In three games, Melendez averaged 21.7 points per game and 9.7 rebounds while shooting 72.7 percent from the floor to be named the MVP of the Penn State Greater Allegheny Tipoff Tournament. He led the Shipbuilders to victories over Southern State in the Penn State Greater Allegheny Tipoff Tournament championship game and also led his team to a road victory over NCAA Division II, Chowan University.