Fairfax, Virginia - Rhode Island freshman guard Dustin Hellenga was recently named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week after averaging 19 points and four rebounds in two games - a win over Yale and a loss to Pittsburgh - last week.

Hellenga, who attended South Lakes and was a two-time All-Journal choice before taking a postgraduate year at The Winchendon School (Mass.), scored a season-high 30 points against Yale. He shot 7-of-11 from 3-point range and 11-of-19 overall. Hellenga has started eight of nine games this season and leads the Rams (3-6) in scoring at 11.1 points per game. He is shooting 44 percent from 3-point range and also averages four rebounds per game.

Stanford freshman Robert Little (Paul VI '01) is the backup center for the 13th-ranked Cardinal (5-1). Little, a 2001 All-Journal selection is shooting 68.8 percent from the floor and is seventh on the team in minutes (12.8 per game). He is Stanford's third-leading rebounder (4.8 per game) and averages five points per game.

Two locals are thriving at Pfeffier College (N.C.), a Division II school that competes in the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference. Senior guard Tyree Harris (West Potomac '98), has led the Falcons (4-3) in scoring three times, including a season-high 25 points in the team's 81-79 win over Charleston (W.Va.) on Nov. 26. Harris, a 1998 All-Journal choice after helping the Wolverines to a Northern Region title, is in his first season at Pfeiffer after transferring from Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Freshman guard Martin Jones joined Harris at Pfeiffer this season. After spending three years at Lake Braddock, Jones spent his senior season at Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg. He scored a team-high 15 points in Pfeiffer's 65-52 win over Coker on Nov. 28.

American (3-5) is receiving contributions from two former Northern Region players. Junior guard Steve Miles (Hayfield '98) has started all eight games for the Eagles and leads them in minutes (37.2 per game). Miles is American's second-leading scorer at 12.1 points per game and third-leading rebounder (4.3 per game). He scored a season-high 24 points in the Eagles' 76-70 double-overtime loss to College of Charleston on Nov. 28. Miles sat out last season after transferring to AU from Coastal Carolina, where he was the 1998 Big South Conference Rookie of the Year.

Eagles freshman guard Jason Thomas has started one game this season. Thomas attended Herndon and was an All-Concorde District choice as a senior before taking a postgraduate year at Notre Dame Prep (Mass.). Thomas, who averages 13.1 minutes, 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game for the Eagles, scored a season-high nine points in their 76-65 loss to Radford on Dec. 4.

Elon (4-5) has three former Northern Region standouts in its rotation. Senior swingman David Hall (Centreville '98) has started six games and is second on the team in both points (11.9 per game) and minutes (25.1 per game). Hall has led the Phoenix in scoring four times and averages 4.1 rebounds per game, third-best on the team.

Junior forward Shamar Johnson (Washington-Lee '99), has appeared in all nine games for the Phoenix. He averages 9.8 minutes and 2.2 points per game.

Freshman point guard Steve Harvin (Centreville '01) has started two games this season and scored a team-high 10 points in Elon's 89-59 loss to Florida State on Nov. 23. Harvin is third on the team in assists (2.2 per game) and averages 18.9 minutes and 5.2 points per game.

If you know of any other Northern Virginians playing college basketball, contact Dan Rubin at (703) 846-8335. The information can also be faxed to (703) 846-8366 or e-mailed to novasports@jrnl.com.