HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut center Tina Charles has been selected the Big East’s player of the year, beating out teammate and reigning national player of the year Maya Moore.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma shared coach of the year honors with West Virginia’s Mike Carey. Georgetown’s Sugar Rodgers is the conference’s freshman of the year.
The win for Charles, who is averaging 18.5 points and eight rebounds per game, is the third straight for UConn. Moore took home the last two.
Auriemma led the Huskies to an 18th regular-season conference title.
Carey has guided the No. 7 Mountaineers to a 26-4 record and 13 conference wins, the most in team history.
Rodgers is averaging just over 18 points a game, and becomes the first Hoya to win the freshman award since Rebekkah Brunson in 2001.
