The ITA announced its regional awards on Monday, and North Carolina's Benjamin Sigouin has been named the Men's Rookie of the Year for the Carolina Region. Sigouin, from Vancouver, Canada, was also the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year.
It marks the second year in a row that a UNC player has won the award. Current sophomore William Blumberg, the 2018 ACC Player of the Year, won the ITA Rookie Award in 2017 and went on to be named National Rookie of the Year.
It's the first time UNC players have won in back-to-back years.