TRAFFORD, Pa. - On Monday, the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its weekly award winners for Week 3 of the 2025-26 Men's Basketball season.

Chatham senior guard Diaun Pinkett was awarded PAC Player of the Week after averaging 18 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4 assists in the Cougars' two wins this past weekend.

Pinkett took over in the second half of Friday's 100-77 victory over SUNY Potsdam, scoring 20 of his 22 points after the intermission. The 2024-25 PAC Player of the Year shot 8-11 from the floor, draining 3 triples and adding 6 rebounds, a game-high 5 assists and 2 steals. Then on Saturday, Pinkett dropped 14 points and pulled down 15 boards for his 13th career double-double in the Cougars' 77-74 win over Lynchburg. Pinkett also picked up 3 assists and a block against the Hornets, and in the two games combined, he went 14-25 (56%) from the floor and shot 5-11 (45%) from beyond the arc.
 
Chatham currently ranks third in the PAC in scoring through four games, averaging 79.5 points per contest. Pinkett's 7.8 rebounds per game are good for seventh in the conference so far, and the Montour product's 47.9% efficiency from the field is also seventh-best in the PAC.
 
Pinkett and the Cougars get the week off and will travel to Dunmore, Pa. to take on Penn State Scranton on Sunday at 1 p.m.