A perfect week on the hardwood, along with six consecutive victories, has put the St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Basketball team in the #16 position in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II poll released on Tuesday afternoon.

Following STAC's 81-63 road victory at Mercy College last week, the maroon and gold now hold an outstanding 21-3 overall record and a perfect 12-0 mark in the East Coast Conference.

The Spartans are currently being led by James Patterson (Fr./G/Richmond, Va.) - averaging 14.2 points & 7.3 rebounds per game, DeVante Jamison (Jr./G/Dorchester, Mass.) - averaging 14.2 points & 5.6 assists per game, Jamal Barnes (Jr./G/Temple Hills, Md.) - averaging 12.3 points per game and Antonio Vendola (Sr./G/Fernandina Beach, Fla.) - averaging 11.3 points per game.

The team's offense currently averages 86.3 points scored per game, while their defense surrenders an average of only 71.8 points per game.