Texas A&M guard Chennedy Carter was named Freshman of the Year by espnW, as part of their annual women's basketball awards. Carter leads Division I freshmen with 21.9 points per game on the season.
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This is Carter's second National Freshman of the Year honor, as she was honored by USA Today Sports on March 7. She has been named SEC Freshman of the Year, a First Team All-SEC selection and to the All-SEC Tournament Team. She was a four-time SEC Freshman of the Week, and earned espnW Player of the Week honors as well as USBWA Freshman of the Week honors once apiece.
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Her 21.9 points per game lead Division I freshmen, and mark the highest scoring average for a power conference freshman since Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell in 2014-15. She ranks in the top 10 among Division I freshmen in points per game, assists per game (4.7, 3rd), steals per game (1.88, 10th), field goal percentage (44.5, 9th) and free throw percentage (81.0, 5th).
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Carter has set the Texas A&M freshman record with 722 points on the season, the second-most by a player of any classification in school history. She set a Texas A&M single-game record with 46 points, including a game-winning shot, at Southern California on Dec. 15.
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Carter, and the No. 14 Aggies, are awaiting their postseason fate, which will be revealed on Monday, March 12 at 6 p.m. on the NCAA Selection Show, televised by ESPN.
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This is Carter's second National Freshman of the Year honor, as she was honored by USA Today Sports on March 7. She has been named SEC Freshman of the Year, a First Team All-SEC selection and to the All-SEC Tournament Team. She was a four-time SEC Freshman of the Week, and earned espnW Player of the Week honors as well as USBWA Freshman of the Week honors once apiece.
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Her 21.9 points per game lead Division I freshmen, and mark the highest scoring average for a power conference freshman since Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell in 2014-15. She ranks in the top 10 among Division I freshmen in points per game, assists per game (4.7, 3rd), steals per game (1.88, 10th), field goal percentage (44.5, 9th) and free throw percentage (81.0, 5th).
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Carter has set the Texas A&M freshman record with 722 points on the season, the second-most by a player of any classification in school history. She set a Texas A&M single-game record with 46 points, including a game-winning shot, at Southern California on Dec. 15.
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Carter, and the No. 14 Aggies, are awaiting their postseason fate, which will be revealed on Monday, March 12 at 6 p.m. on the NCAA Selection Show, televised by ESPN.