PC’s Kris Dunn Named Big East Player of the Year
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Providence College star Kris Dunn has been named the 2015-16 Big East Player of the Year by the Big East Conference on Wednesday. Dunn was named the Defensive Player of the Year and an All-Big East first teamer earlier this week.
Dunn in the History Books
Kris Dunn joins Patrick Ewing (Georgetown '85) as the only players in the history of the Big East to win Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year twice.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTHe is also just the sixth player in the league's history to be named Player of the Year two times, and the only guard in the history of the league to earn Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season.
Kris Dunn
Dunn leads the league in steals with 2.7 per game and is second in the league in assists with 6.4 per game while ranking 4th in scoring, 16.3 points per game. This season, Dunn recorded seven double-doubles and one triple-double, giving him two career triple-doubles.
Dunn is the first Friar ever to register 1,000 points, 500 assists, 400 rebounds and 200 steals.
In 91 career games, Dunn has recorded 1,145 points, 532 assists, 475 rebounds and 205 steals.
Dunn is also a candidate for the Oscar Robertson Award, Wooden Award, Naismith Award, Bob Cousy Award and the NABC Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Kris Dunn was the 2015-16 Big East preseason Player of the Year.
Big East Tournament
The Friars finished the regular season with an overall record off 22-9 and a conference record of 10-8.
The Friars will be the fourth seed in this week's Big East tournament and will face fifth seeded Butler on Thursday, March 10 at 2:30 p.m. PC beat Butler both times during the regular season.
Thursday's game will be shown on Fox Sports 1.
Related Slideshow: Kris Dunn’s Top 5 Games at The Dunkin’ Donuts Center
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