Michael Carter-Williams was named co-recipient of the BIG EAST Conference Most Improved Player Award.
Carter-Williams BIG EAST Co-Most Improved Player
3/11/2013 11:01:00 AM | Men's Basketball
NEW YORK – Michael Carter-Williams,Syracuse's sophomore guard, has been named co-winner of the BIG EAST Most Improved Player Award by a vote of the league's head coaches who were not permitted to vote for their own players. Carter-Williams is sharing the award with Kadeem Batts of Providence.
Louisville center Gorgui Dieng was selected Defenisve Player of the Year, Marquette junior forward Davante Gardner has won the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award, and Junior Cadougan from Marquette has been named the winner of the BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award.
Carter-Williams earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors this season after playing only 10.3 minutes per game last year. Last season, Carter-Williams, a native of Hamilton, Mass., averaged 2.7 points. This year, the 6-5 sophomore is averaging 12.5 points. He leads the BIG EAST with averages of 7.5 assists and 2.9 steals in all games.
Dieng, a 6-11 center from Kebemer, Senegal, was the force in the paint who helped Louisville tie for the BIG EAST regular-season title. Dieng, a 6-11 junior, averaged 10.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots in all games. In BIG EAST play, he was the league rebounding champion with a 10.8 average and was second in blocked shots with an average of 2.8.
Batts helped Providence improve to 9-9 in the BIG EAST after the Friars were 4-14 last season. A 6-9 junior forward, Batts is second on the team in scoring with a 15.2 average and is second in rebounding at 7.4. Last season, he averaged 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds. Batts is a native of Powder Springs, Ga.
Dieng, a 6-11 center from Kebemer, Senegal, was the force in the paint who helped Louisville tie for the BIG EAST regular-season title. Dieng, a 6-11 junior, averaged 10.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots in all games. In BIG EAST play, he was the league rebounding champion with a 10.8 average and was second in blocked shots with an average of 2.8.
Gardner was usually the first player of the bench for Marquette, the BIG EAST co-regular-season champions. Despite averaging only 21.3 minutes per game, Gardner is second on the team in scoring with an 11.5 average and first in rebounding with a 4.8 mark. A native of Suffolk, Va., Gardner's 57.7 percent shooting percentage from the field and his 84.8 percent mark from the foul line both rank fourth in the BIG EAST.
Cadougan has been the steady point guard for Marquette. The 6-1 senior is averaging 8.6 points and 4.2 assists. The BIG EAST coaches also recognized his sportsmanlike manner. A team captain, Cadougan has won the team's Create for Others Award as a sophomore and junior and the Hank Raymonds Sportsmanship Award in 2009-10. Cadougan came to Marquette from Toronto, Ont.
BIG EAST Most Improved Player
Kadeem Batts, Providence
Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Gorgui Dieng, Louisville
BIG EAST Sixth Man Award
Davante Gardner, Marquette
BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Junior Cadougan, Marquette
Louisville center Gorgui Dieng was selected Defenisve Player of the Year, Marquette junior forward Davante Gardner has won the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award, and Junior Cadougan from Marquette has been named the winner of the BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award.
Carter-Williams earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors this season after playing only 10.3 minutes per game last year. Last season, Carter-Williams, a native of Hamilton, Mass., averaged 2.7 points. This year, the 6-5 sophomore is averaging 12.5 points. He leads the BIG EAST with averages of 7.5 assists and 2.9 steals in all games.
Dieng, a 6-11 center from Kebemer, Senegal, was the force in the paint who helped Louisville tie for the BIG EAST regular-season title. Dieng, a 6-11 junior, averaged 10.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots in all games. In BIG EAST play, he was the league rebounding champion with a 10.8 average and was second in blocked shots with an average of 2.8.
Batts helped Providence improve to 9-9 in the BIG EAST after the Friars were 4-14 last season. A 6-9 junior forward, Batts is second on the team in scoring with a 15.2 average and is second in rebounding at 7.4. Last season, he averaged 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds. Batts is a native of Powder Springs, Ga.
Dieng, a 6-11 center from Kebemer, Senegal, was the force in the paint who helped Louisville tie for the BIG EAST regular-season title. Dieng, a 6-11 junior, averaged 10.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots in all games. In BIG EAST play, he was the league rebounding champion with a 10.8 average and was second in blocked shots with an average of 2.8.
Gardner was usually the first player of the bench for Marquette, the BIG EAST co-regular-season champions. Despite averaging only 21.3 minutes per game, Gardner is second on the team in scoring with an 11.5 average and first in rebounding with a 4.8 mark. A native of Suffolk, Va., Gardner's 57.7 percent shooting percentage from the field and his 84.8 percent mark from the foul line both rank fourth in the BIG EAST.
Cadougan has been the steady point guard for Marquette. The 6-1 senior is averaging 8.6 points and 4.2 assists. The BIG EAST coaches also recognized his sportsmanlike manner. A team captain, Cadougan has won the team's Create for Others Award as a sophomore and junior and the Hank Raymonds Sportsmanship Award in 2009-10. Cadougan came to Marquette from Toronto, Ont.
BIG EAST Most Improved Player
Kadeem Batts, Providence
Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Gorgui Dieng, Louisville
BIG EAST Sixth Man Award
Davante Gardner, Marquette
BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Junior Cadougan, Marquette
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