X-Men basketball guard Tyrell Vernon was named the StFX Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending Mar. 3, 2013. Vernon, a fifth year arts student from Hamilton, Ont. played two strong games for the X-Men this past weekend at the AUS championship. In Friday’s 74-70 quarter-final win over Dalhousie, Tyrell scored 17 points and also added 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals as he played all but one minute of the game. In Saturday’s semifinal loss to Cape Breton, Tyrell contributed 19 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 3 steals in 38 minutes played. One of the captains of the X-Men, he has been a leader on the court all season.

There were no female StFX teams in action this past week so no StFX Female Athlete of the Week was awarded.