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Mark Bigelow’s career at BYU is off to a good start.
The shooting guard from Olympia, Wash., was named the Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division Freshman of the Year on Sunday. The announcement followed a solid weekend for Bigelow, who scored 20 points to lead BYU on a 85-64 pounding of Texas-El Paso on Saturday in the Cougars’ regular-season finale.
Bigelow’s first-year campaign was also good enough for spots on both the All-WAC Pacific Division second team and the All-WAC newcomer team.
During a year that saw BYU finish with an 11-15 regular season record, the 6-foot-6-inch freshman has inked his name at the top of most of BYU’s stat lines. Bigelow is the Cougars’ leading scorer, posting an average of 14 points per game during the regular season. Bigelow also leads the team in rebounding and steals, averaging 6.3 and 1.4, respectively.
Bigelow established himself early as a team leader on a young Cougar squad. During BYU’s overtime loss to then-No. 11 Arizona, Bigelow poured in 24 points and grabbed nine steals. The freshman then bombed away for a season-high 33 points at Washington State.
