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THE 2012 COLLEGEINSIDER.COM
MID-MAJOR FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
April 9, 2012
NIAGARA'S GREEN NAMED MID-MAJOR FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
BOSTON, MA -- Niagara's Juan'ya Green is the CollegeInsider.com
Mid-Major Freshman of the Year.
Green started every game this season and led Niagara in scoring,
assists, steals, field goals and free throws made. The nation's
second leading scorer among freshman also finished third in the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with 17.5 points per game,
third in assists with 4.3 per game and led the conference in
steals with 1.8 per game. Green is the only player in the MAAC,
one of 18 players in the nation and one of three freshmen
nationally to lead his team in all three categories.
Green has set the school's freshman single-season record in
points (543), steals (57) and free throws (176), while chasing
the field goals made and assists record. He started his
collegiate career by setting the school's freshman points record
in a debut, scoring 23 points in Niagara's overtime win over
Central Connecticut State on Nov. 14. Green broke a 33-year old
Niagara freshman single-game scoring record when he netted 35
points in his first-ever conference game on Dec. 2, which is
tied for fifth most by a freshman in MAAC history. Green
recorded his third 30-point game on Feb. 26, which is the most
by a Purple Eagles in five seasons.
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