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Pickett receives Naismith honor
UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State men's basketball senior Jalen Pickett was named as one of 30 players on the Naismith Player of The Year midseason team on Thursday.
Pickett is the only player in the country averaging at least 17 points (17.3) per game, seven rebounds per game (7.8) and seven assists (7.0) per game. Only one men's college basketball player in the last 30 years (since 1992-93 season) has finished the season averaging 17/7/7. Michigan State's Denzel Valentine finished the 2015-16 season averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game.
Pickett ranks third nationally in assist-to-turnover (3.23) and fourth in assists per game (7.0) and spearheads the Penn State offense that leads the nation in fewest turnovers per game (8.7). The Rochester, N.Y. native is the only Big Ten player that ranks in the top 10 of the conference statistical standings in scoring (sixth), rebounding (seventh) and assists (first).