DALLAS, Texas – FIU's Arturo Dean was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year and Denver Jones was tabbed a First Team All-Conference USA selection to highlight Tuesday's postseason awards, as announced by the league office. Dean also received All-Defensive Team and All-Conference Honorable Mention honors, in addition to sharing All-Freshman Team accolades alongside classmate Dashon Gittens, to cap several program milestones among FIU's all-conference recognition.
Dean marks FIU's first Freshman of the Year honoree since joining the Conference USA in 2013, while becoming the first Panther to earn Freshman of the Year and all-conference accolades as a rookie since 2009 (Freddy Asprilla, Sun Belt).