PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Memphis 6-foot-9 freshman forward Precious Achiuwa added another double-double to his expanding resume Wednesday. And this one may have been the most impressive of all.
Achiuwa was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year in voting conducted by the league's 12 coaches.
He became the first UofM player to earn the award since the Tigers joined the AAC seven years ago and the first Tigers' freshman to be a conference player of the year since Keith Lee in 1982. He is also the first to sweep both awards (POY and FOY) since Lee.