The Big East Conference named Pittsburgh forward Gilbert Brown and Seton Hall forward Fuquan Edwin the winners of the conference’s weekly men’s basketball honors for the week ending Dec. 19.
Brown was named Big East Player of the Week. In Pittsburgh’s only game of the week, Brown scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the field in a 97-64 win over Md.-Eastern Shore. The senior from Harrisburg, Pa., was 4-of-5 from 3-point range, grabbed five rebounds and dealt five assists in 24 minutes of action. For the season, Brown is averaging 10.9 points and 4.7 rebounds.
Edwin, the former Paterson Catholic star who was named Big East Rookie of the Week, averaged 15.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in a 2-0 week. He recored career highs with 17 points and nine rebounds in a 78-51 victory over Longwood. In a 68-45 win over NJIT, Edwin scored a team-high 14 points and matched his career high of nine boards. For the season, Edwin is averaging 8.7 points and 3.7 rebounds.
