GREENSBORO, N.C. – Blue Devil redshirt junior guard Lexie Brown has been named the recipient of the ninth annual Kay Yow Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, while a total of four Duke women’s basketball standouts were selected to the 2016-17 All-ACC Academic Team, which has been announced by league commissioner John Swofford.
The ACC women’s basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is named in memory of the legendary Yow, who won 737 games as a head coach while directing NC State to four ACC Tournament championships and the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team to a gold medal.