Villanova’s Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges, along with Creighton’s Khyri Thomas, were named Co-Big East Defensive Players of the Year on Monday. This is the first time in Big East history that the award is being shared by three players. Big East coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own players, split their votes between the three elite defenders.
Hart and Bridges have helped make Villanova the leagues best scoring defense at just 63.1 points per game. The Wildcats are atop the league in field goal defense (41.7%) and 3-point defense (31.1%).
There were three other league awards announced Monday.