Army’s starting guards junior Chris Spatola and freshman J.P. Spatola pulled off a Patriot League first Monday by sweeping the league’s men’s hardwood honors as Chris was named Player of the Week and J.P. earned Rookie of the Week.

Never before in the 10-plus years of Patriot League basketball competition have brothers won awards in the same week. Chris’ Player of the Week plaudit was his second of the season (the first came on Dec. 11) while J.P. earned his third Rookie of the Week citation (the others came on Nov. 20 and Dec. 18). In addition, Chris was rewarded for his efforts Monday by being named the Army Athletic Association’s Athlete of the Week.

Chris averaged 36.0 ppg in Army’s two outings last week. He upped his career high to 29 points in a 95-89 mid-week loss to Navy but followed that with a record-setting 43-point explosion against Lafayette in Easton, Pa., Saturday when Army defeated the Leopards 104-103 in overtime.

J.P. reached double figures in both contests last week -- scoring 11 points versus Navy and chipping in with 14 at Lafayette -- for the first successive double-digit outings of his young career. He also averaged 3.5 apg and 6.0 rpg. The newcomer pulled down a career-high seven rebounds in the loss to Navy.

Chris entered the week ranked ninth in the country in free-throw percentage and was 20 of 20 for the week, boosting his season free-throw-conversion rate to .929 (78 of 84). He also shot .500 from the floor and .455 from three-point range in his two outings.

Chris, who has scored in double figures in his last five outings and in 14 of 18 games this season, is averaging 17.1 ppg. He lists 26th on Army’s career scoring chart and has made at least one three-pointer in 64 of his 73 career appearances.