Which Xavier Musketeers were named All-Big East selections?

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After a 25-point, 8-rebound performance to help lead Xavier to a 76-68 win over Providence in his final game at Cintas Center, forward Zach Freemantle was named to the Big East Honor Roll for the fourth time this season.

Freemantle, who was also the Big East Player of the Week once this season, was then named second-team All-Big East when selections were announced Sunday afternoon. In 2021, Freemantle was named the Big East’s Most Improved Player and was a second-team all-league selection.

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Freemantle sits fifth in the Big East in scoring (17.4 points per game) and in rebounding (7.1) to lead the Musketeers. He’s shooting 59.8% from the field over Xavier’s current seven-game winning streak. Freemantle has scored in double figures in all 28 games he’s played in this season.

Xavier forward Zach Freemantle (32) and guard Ryan Conwell (7) were named All-Big East on Sunday. Freemantle was a second-team selection and Conwell made third team.

“Nobody is playing better basketball than Zach Freemantle is,” Xavier head coach Sean Miller said Saturday.

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Freemantle will have a chance to make history when Xavier travels to New York City for the Big East Tournament. Freemantle sits No. 12 on Xavier’s all-time scoring chart (1,714 points) and is just eight points away from cracking the top 10. He also ranks ninth all-time in rebounds (876).

Freemantle would join David West, Tyrone Hill and Romain Sato as the only players in program history to rank top 10 in scoring and rebounding.

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Xavier guard Ryan Conwell was named third-team All-Big East. In his first season since transferring from Indiana State, Conwell is ninth in the league in scoring at 16.2 points per game.

In Saturday’s win over Providence, Conwell became the first Xavier player to score 20-plus points…

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Publish date : 2025-03-09 17:37:00

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