PROVIDENCE, R.I., MARCH 12, 2019 – On the heels of a season that saw him set a new American Athletic Conference single-season steals record, USF redshirt junior guard Laquincy Rideau was selected as the league's Defensive Player of the Year, it was announced on Tuesday.
A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., Rideau becomes the first player in the program's 48-year history to win a conference defensive player of the year award. He's also the first Bull to win an individual postseason award since Altron Jackson was tabbed the Conference USA Sixth Player of the Year in 2001.