WASHINGTON – Georgetown men's basketball's
Donald Carey is the winner of the BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award as announced by the league office on Monday morning. Carey is the third recipient of the award in program history and the second under Head Coach Parick Ewing.
DONALD CAREY (BIG EAST SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD)
- Carey set career highs with 13.6 ppg on 118 made field goals, hitting 39.5% from distance (62-157) and 90.9% from the line (70-77). He also logged a personal-best 120 rebounds and 40 steals this season.
- In BIG EAST action, Carey has averaged a squad-best 14.2 ppg.
- The graduate student, in his second year on the Hilltop, is the first captain to be named during Ewing's tenure.
- The Hoya captain went on an 18-game double-digit scoring streak (12/18/21 - 03/02/22), averaging 14.1 ppg with 7.7 rpg over that span.
- Carey registered his 1,200th career point this season while also sinking his 400th career field goal.
- The Upper Marlboro native is just the third to win the Sportsmanship award and second during Ewing's tenure, joining Jagan Mosely (2019-20) and Jason Clark (2011-12).
UP NEXT
Georgetown is gearing up for the 2022 BIG EAST Tournament presented by Jeep. The Hoyas are the #11 seed in the four-day tournament and will face #6 Seton Hall on Wednesday, March 9 with tipoff slated for 9:30 p.m. at Madison Square Garden, the World's Most Famous Arena.