CINCINNATI --- Xavier University sophomore forward Zach Freemantle and St. John's University sophomore forward Julian Champagnie have been selected as the BIG EAST Conference Most Improved Player Award winners. There was a tie in the voting by the league coaches.
Freemantle, who has posted six double-doubles in scoring-rebounding in the last seven games, leads the team in scoring at 16.3 ppg., which ranks fifth in the BIG EAST. He leads the entire league in rebounding at 9.0 rpg. He also is a team leader in field goal percentage (ninth in the BIG EAST at .