OMAHA, Neb. — Canadian Ryan Nembhard has earned Big East men's basketball freshman of the year honours.
The 18-year-old from Aurora, Ont., led the Creighton Bluejays in assists (4.3), steals (1.3), and minutes (34.8), and was averaging 11.3 points a game before undergoing season-ending surgery on his right wrist on Feb. 25.
Big East head coaches pick the award winners, which were announced Wednesday.
Nembhard was also a unanimous choice to the conference All-Freshman Team.
His older brother Andrew, a senior guard at top-ranked Gonzaga, earned MVP honours at the West Coast Conference Tournament on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Andrew scored a team-high 19 points to lead the Zags to an 82-69 win over Saint Mary's in the tournament final.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 9, 2022.
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