OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton guard Marcus Foster has been named the BIG EAST Player of the Week after helping Creighton to a pair of wins last week. It's the second time this season that Foster has been honored (also Dec. 26, 2017), and fourth time in his Bluejay career (also Nov. 28, 2016 and Dec. 26, 2016).
Foster averaged 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game last week, making 19-of-35 field goal attempts (54.3%), including 9-of-17 three-pointers (52.9%), and draining 5-of-6 free throws (83.3%).
The senior began his week with 24 points and tied his career-high with eight rebounds in Tuesday's 68-63 win at St.