NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Unbeaten Creighton men's basketball has picked up a pair of weekly awards from the BIG EAST Conference. Marcus Foster has been named BIG EAST Player of the Week, while Justin Patton was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
Foster averaged 20.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in a pair of Bluejay victories last week, shooting 60 percent from the floor (15-25), 50 percent from downtown (6-12) and 83.3 percent at the line (5-6).
Foster's week began with a season-high 25 points in the title game of the Paradise Jam.