OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton men's basketball guard Trey Alexander has been named BIG EAST Player of the Week.
Alexander averaged 21.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game to help No. 8 Creighton to a 2-0 week. The junior shot 47.1 percent from the field, 40 percent from three-point range and was perfect in five free throw attempts (100 percent).
Alexander opened his week with 23 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in CU's 92-84 Gavitt Tipoff Games victory over Iowa, nearly becoming the first Bluejay in history to notch a points/rebounds/assists triple-double.