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AMES, Iowa – Iowa State point guard Tyrese Hunter has been named a finalist for the Kyle Macy Award and the Lefty Driesell Award, announced Wednesday by CollegeInsider.com.
The Kyle Macy Award is presented annually to the top freshman in Division I college basketball, while the Lefty Driesell Award is given to the top defender.
Hunter has started all 34 games for the Cyclones at point guard and helped to orchestrate one of the greatest turnarounds in college basketball history, helping ISU from a 2-22 mark a year ago to a 22-12 record this season and a spot in the Sweet Sixteen.
Hunter, a Racine, Wisconsin, native, is averaging 10.9 points, 4.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds while also breaking Iowa State’s freshman records for assists (165) and steals (68).
The freshman had his best game of the season last week in Milwaukee as he scored 23 points and connected on 7-of-11 3-pointers in the Cyclones’ win against LSU.
By earning a spot as a finalist, Hunter is a member of the Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team and the Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team.
Hunter and the Cyclones will face Miami in the Sweet Sixteen tomorrow night at approximately 9 p.m. CT on TBS.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State point guard Tyrese Hunter has been named a finalist for the Kyle Macy Award and the Lefty Driesell Award, announced Wednesday by CollegeInsider.com.
The Kyle Macy Award is presented annually to the top freshman in Division I college basketball, while the Lefty Driesell Award is given to the top defender.
Hunter has started all 34 games for the Cyclones at point guard and helped to orchestrate one of the greatest turnarounds in college basketball history, helping ISU from a 2-22 mark a year ago to a 22-12 record this season and a spot in the Sweet Sixteen.
Hunter, a Racine, Wisconsin, native, is averaging 10.9 points, 4.9 assists and 3.5 rebounds while also breaking Iowa State’s freshman records for assists (165) and steals (68).
The freshman had his best game of the season last week in Milwaukee as he scored 23 points and connected on 7-of-11 3-pointers in the Cyclones’ win against LSU.
By earning a spot as a finalist, Hunter is a member of the Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team and the Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team.
Hunter and the Cyclones will face Miami in the Sweet Sixteen tomorrow night at approximately 9 p.m. CT on TBS.
