Cincinnati.com · Mar 10, 2021
Big East's most improved: How does Xavier's Zach Freemantle get even better?
There's a perpetual belief in basketball circles that's been around for a long time and will probably be around forever.
It's the hope that a freshman who shows promise will turn the corner as a sophomore and surge in such a way that fuels optimism.
Zach Freemantle's progression from last season as a freshman to this season as a sophomore is a clear example of that.
It's the reason why on Monday the Xavier forward out of Teaneck, New Jersey, was named the Big East Conference's most improved player, an honor Freemantle shared with St. John's sophomore Julian Champagnie.