Altenor Earns National Recognition, Named to D3hoops.com Team of the Week
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - After earning his first career Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Week nod yesterday, junior guard Lence Altenor (Everett, Mass.) of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's basketball team garnered national recognition, as he was selected to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week Tuesday morning. It marks the third-ever D3hoops.com Team of the Week honor in USJ men's basketball program history, as Altenor joins Jalen Samuels and Tyree Mitchell, who earned the honor during the 2023-24 season. In its 28th season, the Team of the Week is D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll, which recognizes the top performance at each of the five positions across Division III men's and women's basketball from the previous week.
Altenor was selected at the guard position on the D3hoops.com Team of the Week following his standout performance over a pair of games this past week. He was one of five players chosen nationally, joining Wisconsin-Eau Claire's guard Andre Renta, Yeshiva's guard Zevi Samet, Bethany Lutheran's guard Jax Madson and Hood College's forward Garrett Cox.
Altenor had a sensational week for the Blue Jays, averaging 24.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists during a perfect 2-0 week. He was extremely efficient shooting the ball, posting a .727/.750/.875 shooting clip. The junior started the week by posting 24 points, five rebounds and three assists in only 28 minutes during the teams victory at Emmanuel. Altenor then put up 24 points again, while also tallying eight rebounds and four assists to lead the Blue Jays to victory at Regis.
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