Christopher Rodgers of Franklin, Mass., Tabbed WACBA Men's Basketball Rookie of the Week

2015 Mar 4

WPI freshman Christopher Rodgers has been selected as the Worcester Area College Basketball Association Men's Rookie of the Week.

Rodgers was easily WPI's most dynamic player in the Engineers' NEWMAC Tournament semifinal tilt against Springfield. The rookie came off the bench and tallied 11 of his 12 points in the second half. Rodgers, who missed his career-high in points by one, also had two of the Crimson and Gray's four steals on the day.

No. 18 WPI (21-5) heads to St. John Fisher for an NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship first round contest on Friday for a 7:30pm tip.

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Founded in 1865 in Worcester, Mass., WPI is one of the nation's first engineering and technology universities. Its 14 academic departments offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, business, the social sciences, and the humanities and arts, leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. WPI's talented faculty work with students on interdisciplinary research that seeks solutions to important and socially relevant problems in fields as diverse as the life sciences and bioengineering, energy, information security, materials processing, and robotics. Students also have the opportunity to make a difference to communities and organizations around the world through the university's innovative Global Perspective Program. There are more than 40 WPI project centers throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.