CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshmen All-America team

BOSTON – Niagara men’s basketball freshman sensation Juan'ya Green has been named CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshman of the Year.

Green became the first freshman and second Purple Eagle in program history to earn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie of the Year honors this season. Green, who was named to the MAAC All-Rookie, MAAC All-Third Team and the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshmen All-America team, orchestrated the nation’s third youngest team on both ends of the court.

The Philadelphia native led the Purple Eagles in scoring, assists, steals, field goals and free throws while starting in every game during his freshman campaign. 

The nation’s second leading freshman scorer was third in the conference with 17.7 points per game, third in assists with 4.5 per game and led the conference in steals with 1.9 per game. Green was the only player in the MAAC, one of 18 players in the nation and one of three freshmen nationally to lead his team in all three categories.

Green set the school’s freshman single-season record in points (585), field goals made (188), free throws made (148) and steals (63) while also breaking the freshman single-game scoring record in a debut with 23 points on Nov. 14 and the single-game scoring mark with 35 points on Dec. 2.

In MAAC history, Green is third in points and free throws made and is second in steals among MAAC freshmen in a single season.