NEW YORK – Butler forward Jahmyl Telfort and Georgetown forward Thomas Sorber have garnered BIG EAST weekly honors. Telfort is BIG EAST Player of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a 2-0 mark, which included a 24-point effort in a top 25 win over Mississippi State. Sorber is BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for the third time in four weeks after averaging a double-double for the Hoyas.

BIG EAST Player of the Week
Jahmyl Telfort, Butler, F, Sr.
Telfort was named MVP of the Arizona Tip-Off after leading the Bulldogs to the tourney title. He averaged 23.5 points per game and shot 56 percent from the field. He scored 23 points in the 71-69 semifinal win over Northwestern and 24 points in the 87-77 victory against No. 25 Mississippi State.
 
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Thomas Sorber, Georgetown, F, Fr.
Sorber filled his stat line by averaging 11.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a pair of victories. He posted his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds against UAlbany (100-68).
 
BIG EAST Honor Roll
Isaiah Rivera, DePaul, G, Gr. – Registered 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting and grabbed four rebounds in 21 minutes in a win against Valparaiso (89-70).
 
Micah Peavy, Georgetown, F, Gr. – Averaged 19.5 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 steals in a 2-0 week. Shot 56.5 percent from the floor and made 6-of-11 from beyond the arc.
 
David Joplin, Marquette, F, Sr. – Averaged 18.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in a 2-0 week. Shot a combined 68.4 percent (13-19) from the floor, including 54.5 percent (6-11) from 3-point range.
 
RJ Luis Jr., St. John’s, G-F, Jr. – Contributed 24 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in a victory against Harvard (77-64). It was his third 20-point double-double of the season.
 
Zach Freemantle, Xavier, F, Gr. – Averaged 15.7 points, 8.7 boards and 1.7 steals in a 2-1 week. Made the All-Tournament Team at the Ft. Myers Tip-Off.