By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications
CINCINNATI --- Xavier University junior Naji Marshall has been named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week by College Sports Madness and named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll by the league office after averaging 21.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game in Xavier victories over DePaul on Feb. 25 and at Georgetown on March 1. Marshall hit the game-winning 3-pointer with four seconds left at Georgetown.
This marks the second time this season that Marshall has been named BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week by College Sports Madness and the third time this season that he has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll by the league office.