Ole Miss senior forward Sebastian Saiz won the C Spire Howell Trophy on Monday, an award recognizing the best college basketball player in the state of Mississippi.
Saiz has averaged 15.1 points per game this season and leads the Southeastern Conference with 10.9 rebounds per game. At 6-foot-9, he has 19 double-doubles on the season and has been a leader for the 19-12 Rebels who return to the court in Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday night in the SEC basketball tournament.
He recorded his 19th and most recent double-double of the season in a 75-70 win against South Carolina on Saturday.