Editor: The following is part of a press release from kylemacyaward.com.
(Boston, MA) – The finalists for the 2022-23 Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year award were announced on Thursday.
The Kyle Macy Award, which is presented annually to the top freshman in Division I college basketball, is named for a guard who starred as a freshman for Purdue.
Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year Cade Tyson is one of twenty-five finalists for the Macy Award. Tyson was the Valley’s highest scoring freshman and averaged 13.6 points per game. He was the league’s second best three-point marksman and free throw shooter. The 6’7 forward was also fifth in field goal percentage.
The 1975 Indiana “Mr. Basketball” played his freshman season at Purdue University, averaging 13.8 points per game while leading the Boilermakers in free throws (85.9 percent for the season). He started in 25 of 27 games, helping them to a 16-11 season record.
The recipient of the 2023 award will be announced in March, in Houston site of the men’s NCAA Basketball Championship.
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As we near the closing of the portal window, we've reached 1900. Some of them never to play college basketball again, earn a college degree and some to play at a much lower level than they did last season.
I guess we'll be seeing this in a @RacersHoops uniform this year. Glad AJ is staying in the @ValleyHoops.
