Garrett Selected for BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
3/6/2017 12:00:00 AM | MEN'S BASKETBALL
CHICAGO - DePaul senior guard Billy Garrett Jr. was honored today by the BIG EAST head coaches with the league's Sportsmanship Award. The award was announced by the conference office along with the Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player and the Sixth Man Award.
For the first time in league history, three players will share BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors. Khyri Thomas of Creighton along with Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart of Villanova tied in the balloting by the league's head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own players for awards. The league also announced that Providence's Kyron Cartwright has been named BIG EAST Most Improved Player. Marquette's Andrew Rowsey has won the BIG EAST Sixth Man Award along with Garrett being selected for the BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award.
The BIG EAST will announce the remaining individual awards: Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Outstanding Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete at a press conference at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, March 8, at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Garrett has enjoyed an exemplary career on and off the court for DePaul. On the court, he is averaging 14.9 points and 3.3 assists per contest. Among active BIG EAST players, Garrett Jr. is first in career points in league games with 914 points. He began his career winning the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year award in 2013-14. Off the court, Garrett was named to AFCA Good Works Team. He will be honored at the NCAA Final Four. Garrett also has been advocate as a guest speaker for sickle cell disease. A finance major, he will graduate later this month ahead of his class.
BIG EAST Defensive Players of the Year
Khyri Thomas, Creighton
Mikal Bridges, Villanova
Josh Hart, Villanova
BIG EAST Most Improved Player
Kyron Cartwright, Providence
BIG EAST Sixth Man Award
Andrew Rowsey, Marquette
BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
Billy Garrett Jr., DePaul
