BROOKLYN, N.Y. - LIU Brooklyn basketball senior forward Jerome Frink was named the Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week, it was announced by the league office Monday afternoon.

The forward claimed his second NEC Player of the Week award of the 2016-17 campaign after leading LIU Brooklyn to a pair of wins last week. The victories secured LIU an NEC playoff berth and boosted the Blackbirds into a second place tie in the league standings.

Frink averaged 21.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and shot 50.0 percent from the field. He also converted 50.0 percent from three-point territory, sinking 5-10 attempts. The Jersey City, N.J. native matched a career-high when he erupted for 30 points and added 10 boards in his NEC-best 12th double-double effort of the season as the Blackbirds secured an 88-85 overtime win at Bryant on Thursday. Frink added 12 points, six rebounds and four assists in Saturday's 75-69 win over fellow NEC contender Fairleigh Dickinson. He leads the NEC with 9.3 rpg, and also ranks third in scoring (17.5), ninth in blocks (1.0) and tenth in field goal percentage (.489). Frink needs 30 points to reach 1,000 in less two years in Brooklyn.

Up next, the Blackbirds take on two NEC teams in two nationally-televised games. LIU will first travel down the road Wednesday, February 15 to take on local rival St. Francis Brooklyn, in the 2017 Battle of Brooklyn. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m., with the game airing live on CBS Sports Network.