Marquette’s Markus Howard Named Big East Player Of The Year

Junior guard Markus Howard of Marquette has been named Big East Player of the Year.  The five-foot-11 Arizona native led the conference in scoring with 25 points-a-game and broke his own conference record for single-game scoring when he put up 53 in an overtime win at Creighton.  Howard is currently a finalist for several national awards, including the Wooden and Bob Cousy awards.