Canadian Ryan Nembhard is the man of the moment as he has earned Big East men’s basketball freshman of the year honours.
According to official records, 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 having season-ending surgery on his right wrist on Feb. 25.
It was stated that Big East head coaches picked the award winners, which were announced recently.
Remarkably, Nembhard was also a unanimous choice to the conference All-Freshman Team.
Coincidentally, his older brother Andrew, a senior guard at top-ranked Gonzaga, earned MVP honours at the West Coast Conference Tournament.
Officials said Andrew scored a team-high 19 points to lead the Zags to an 82-69 win over Saint Mary’s in the tournament final.
