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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 4820298, member: 44"] [B][I]Tristen Newton[/I][/B] [I][B]2023-24 Stats: 31.4 MPG, 17.0 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 6.1 APG, 1.5 SPG, 35% 3PT[/B] As great as Tyler Kolek is and has been, the Big East point guard most likely to stop Zach Edey from repeating as NPOY is the one from the reigning national champ who is putting up even more impressive numbers than Kolek. Tristen Newton has been sensational thus far, particularly late in the shot clock earlier this month at Kansas. Connecticut ended up falling just short in that game, but he scored 31 of its 65 points, repeatedly delivering gut punches to the Jayhawks with his dagger threes. He had a triple-double against Manhattan (15 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds) and came somewhat close to doing the same against both Indiana (23 points, 11 rebounds, six assists) and New Hampshire (17 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists). This after he had a pair of triple-doubles last season. Through 10 games, Newton was averaging at least 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game. Were he to finish the year at or above each of those thresholds, he would join 2022-23 Jalen Pickett and 2015-16 Denzel Valentine as [URL='https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&class_is_fr=Y&class_is_so=Y&class_is_jr=Y&class_is_sr=Y&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_c=Y&games_type=A&c1stat=pts_per_g&c1comp=gt&c1val=17&c2stat=trb_per_g&c2comp=gt&c2val=7&c3stat=ast_per_g&c3comp=gt&c3val=6&c4comp=gt&order_by=pts']the only players[/URL] to average 17-7-6 for a season in the past three decades. And while it technically shouldn't factor into his 2023-24 NPOY odds, we all remember Newton's impressive performance in last year's national championship. At the end of the day, NPOY is a popularity contest, and that memory of yesteryear won't hurt his chances, especially if Connecticut remains a serious threat to repeat as champion. :D[/I] [/QUOTE]

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