ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – Creighton center Justin Patton has been named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's midseason watch list for the Wayman Tisdale Award, given to the National Freshman of the Year.
Patton ranks second on the Creighton team with 13.7 points per game, and leads the club with 6.5 rebounds per game and 32 blocked shots. Patton ranks third nationally in field goal percentage (71.8 percent) and owns 50 dunks through 20 career games.
Balloting for the USBWA's All-America Team, All-District Teams and the association's individual awards will take place in March.