Scoring 1,000 Points Still a Celebrated Milestone

Ty-Shon Alexander receives a commemorative 1,000 point ball on January 26, 2020.Special to BIGEAST.com

OK, a show of hands if you think Seton Hall’s Myles Powell and Marquette’s Markus Howard have absolutely dominated the headlines for the bulk of the BIG EAST basketball season.

OK, hands down.

And why shouldn’t they? The BIG EAST’s dynamic duo have each breached the 2,000-point plateau in their careers this season which is certainly worth all the buzz they have generated.

But this season has also seen three other BIG EAST studs reach a coveted career milestone as Creighton’s Ty-Shon Alexander and the Xavier tandem of Naji Marshall and Tyrique Jones have each eclipsed 1,000 points in their…