LEICESTER, Mass. --- Junior forward Mateus Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil / Colegio Pedroso e Oliveira) of the Becker College men's basketball team has been named the Becker Athlete of the Week for the week ending December 1, 2019.

Ribeiro scored a career-high 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting in Becker's 73-67 loss at Fitchburg State on Monday, to go along with nine rebounds, three assists, and a steal. The junior kept the Hawks in the hotly contested game between cross-county rivals.

As of press time, Ribeiro ranks seventh in the nation in double-doubles with four in eight games.

Ribeiro was also named to the Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) weekly honor roll for the same period.

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