StatSheet Big East Players of the Week - February 6th, 2012

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Pittsburgh's Tray Woodall has been chosen as the StatSheet Big East Player of the Week for the week ending February 6th. D`Angelo Harrison from St. John's has earned StatSheet's Big East Freshman of the Week. Also, Pittsburgh's Dante Taylor is StatSheet's Big East 6th Man of the Week.

Woodall led all of the Big East in scoring (26.5 pts per game). He also had a strong showing in rebounding (5 per game), shooting (60%), and assists (4 per game). The Pittsburgh junior played well for the Panthers in wins against West Virginia and Villanova.

Woodall led all scoring for the Panthers with 24 points while adding 4 rebounds in a 72-66 win against West Virginia. He followed that up by leading the team in scoring with 29 points plus an additional 5 assists in a 79-70 victory over Villanova.

This is the first time that Tray Woodall has been named the StatSheet Big East Player of the Week. The runner-up this week is Notre Dame sophomore Eric Atkins. Honorable mention goes to Notre Dame senior Scott Martin.

StatSheet Big East Freshman of the Week: St. John's's D`Angelo Harrison

D`Angelo Harrison was on the floor an average of 33 minutes starting both games for St. John's. He bested all Big East freshmen in scoring (26.0 pts per game), three pointers (6.0 per game), and free throws (7.0 per game). In an 87-81 win over DePaul, Harrison led all scoring for the Red Storm with 29 and added 5 rebounds. In a 95-70 loss to Syracuse, he led all scoring with 23 points and also put up 5 assists.

This marks the second time this season that D`Angelo Harrison has won the StatSheet Big East Freshman of the Week. The runner-up is Pat Connaughton from Notre Dame. Honorable mention goes to Andre Drummond from Connecticut.

StatSheet Big East 6th Man of the Week: Pittsburgh's Dante Taylor

Junior Dante Taylor, a 6-9 reserve forward, averaged 23 minutes over the two games for the Panthers. In the win over West Virginia, Taylor added 8 points and 7 rebounds. During the win against Villanova, he racked up 9 points and 2 blocked shots.

This is the second StatSheet Big East 6th Man of the Week honor for Dante Taylor. Dion Waiters, a sophomore guard from Syracuse, is runner up. C.J. Fair, a sophomore forward from Syracuse, receives honorable mention. Cincinnati has yet to win StatSheet Big East Player of the Week.

Weekly Leaders

• Scoring: Tray Woodall, Pittsburgh: 26.5 PPG
• Rebounding: Mouphtaou Yarou, Villanova: 14 RPG
• Assists: Vincent Council, Providence: 11.5 APG
• Blocked Shots: Gorgui Dieng, Louisville: 7 BPG
• Free Throws: Gerard Coleman, Providence: 9.5 PPG
• Three Pointers: D`Angelo Harrison, St. John's: 6 TPG
• Steals: Cashmere Wright, Cincinnati: 3 SPG

Tags: Sean Kilpatrick, Cashmere Wright