NEW YORK – Butler forward Kelan Martin and Villanova freshman Omari Spellman have earned the season’s first weekly basketball awards. Martin, a Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team selection, has been named BIG EAST Player of the Week. Spellman, the BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year, has been selected BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
BIG EAST Player of the Week
Kelan Martin, Butler, F, Sr. – Martin scored 20 points in each of his first two games and averaged 11.5 rebounds in a pair of Bulldog victories. On Sunday night, the senior forward pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds to go with his 20 points in an 85-75 win over Ivy League champion Princeton.