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WVU Release Carter Repeats as Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year/ Konate Named to Driesell Defensive

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Carter Repeats as Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year/ Konate Named to Driesell Defensive All-America Team

April 3, 2018

2018 DRIESELL AWARD
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BOSTON, MA -- West Virginia’s Jevon Carter is the recipient of the 2018
Lefty Driesell award.

The 6-foot-2 senior led the nation in steals with 112 on the season. He
also was tops in college basketball in forcing a steal on 4.7 percent of
his possessions. He was the only player in the country to average 17
points, six assists and three steals per game this season.

“Jevon Carter changes the game by just being on the floor,” said
CollegeInsider.com’s Angela Lento. “He makes a major impact without
scoring a point. Watching him play defense is worth the price of
admission.”

Carter holds the single-season school record for steals (112) and
career-record (330). He became the first major college player and just
the fifth Division I player all-time to have more than 1,500 points, 500
rebounds, 500 assists and 300 steals in a career.

The Maywood, Illinois native is the first player to win the award twice,
as he grabbed the honors in 2017.

The award is named after Lefty Driesell who won 786 games in 41 years at
Davidson, Maryland, James Madison and Georgia State. He ranks eighth on
the NCAA career Division I coaches victories list and his teams at each
stop were known for playing tenacious defense. From 1969-1986 at Maryland,
his teams posted a 348-159 record, won two Atlantic Coast Conference
regular season titles and one tournament title.

Driesell also led Davidson, Georgia State and James Madison to the NCAA
tournament, making him one of three coaches to reach the NCAAs with four
different programs. His teams won a total of 16 regular season
championships and six tournament championships.


2018 LEFTY DRIESELL DEFENSIVE ALL-AMERICA TEAM

Mo Bamba, Texas
Bruce Brown, Miami
Jevon Carter, West Virginia
Chris Chiozza, Florida
Paris Collins, Jackson State
JaKeenan Gant, Louisiana
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kentucky
T.J. Haws, BYU
Jaren Jackson Jr. Michigan State
Ryan Kemrite, Liberty
Sagaba Konate, West Virginia
Dakota Mathias, Purdue
K.J. Maura, Sr., UMBC
Jalan McCloud, ETSU
Shawn Occeus, Northeastern
Namdi Okonkwo, Pacific
Grant Riller, Charleston
D’Marcus Simonds, Georgia State
Ben Richardson, Loyola Chicago
Stanford Robinson, Rhode Island
Chris Silva, South Carolina
Jonathan Stark, Murray State
Khyri Thomas, Creighton
P.J. Thompson, Purdue
Matisse Thybulle, Washington
Marques Townes, Loyola Chicago
Keaton Wallace, UTSA
Glynn Watson Jr., Nebraska
Isaiah Wilkins, Virginia
Robert Williams, Texas A&M
 
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