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Michael Carter-Williams earned BIG EAST Weekly Honors after dishing out a career-high 16 assists against Monmouth
12/10/2012 3:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Sophomore Michael Carter-Williams earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after posting his fourth consecutive double-double in the Orange victory against Monmouth. Carter-Williams dished out a career-high 16 assists against the Hawks, which ranks third on SU's all-time list behind Sherman Douglass (22) and Pearl Washington (18).
Carter-Williams is the nation's current leader in assists per game, averaging 10.4, following a 3-0 week, where he totaled 42 points, 37 assists and 11 steals. He also helped the Orange extend its home winning streak to 28 straight games, which is the longest span among Division 1 teams in the country.
On the defensive end, Carter-Williams is averaging 3.8 steals per game in 2012, which ranks third in the nation, behind LSU's Anthony Hickey and Santa Clara's Kevin Foster who rank first and second, respectively.
Earlier this season, he was selected as one of 50 student-athletes named to the Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List for the Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award, presented by AT&T and scheduled to be announced April 7, 2013 during the Final Four in Atlanta.
Carter-Williams and the rest of the #4/4 Orange (8-0) will host Canisius (6-1) at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome on Sat. Dec. 15, 2012 in the first game of the Gotham Classic.
Carter-Williams is the nation's current leader in assists per game, averaging 10.4, following a 3-0 week, where he totaled 42 points, 37 assists and 11 steals. He also helped the Orange extend its home winning streak to 28 straight games, which is the longest span among Division 1 teams in the country.
On the defensive end, Carter-Williams is averaging 3.8 steals per game in 2012, which ranks third in the nation, behind LSU's Anthony Hickey and Santa Clara's Kevin Foster who rank first and second, respectively.
Earlier this season, he was selected as one of 50 student-athletes named to the Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List for the Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award, presented by AT&T and scheduled to be announced April 7, 2013 during the Final Four in Atlanta.
Carter-Williams and the rest of the #4/4 Orange (8-0) will host Canisius (6-1) at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome on Sat. Dec. 15, 2012 in the first game of the Gotham Classic.
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