There wasn’t much Kyron Cartwright didn’t do for Providence last season. The program’s biggest question mark was supposed to be how they could possibly replace lottery pick Kris Dunn, a two-time Big East Player of the Year and Ed Cooley’s transformational recruit at PC.
Cartwright was more than up for the challenge in a junior season in which he finished fourth in the country in assists per game, while upping his 3-point percentage to 39%.
The junior point guard’s impact went beyond the numbers. In a season in which the Friars were picked to finish 9th in the Big East by the league’s coaches, Cartwright offered an edge and a touch of cockiness to a team that spent a few months seeking its identity before a march to the NCAA Tournament.