WALKER HIGHLIGHTS | TELFORT HIGHLIGHTS | CAA RELEASE (PDF)

RICHMOND, Va. - Northeastern's Tyson Walker is the Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year, while Jahmyl Telfort earns the CAA's Sixth Man of the Year, announced by the league office on Friday. Walker was named to the All-CAA first team, and Telfort earned a spot on the CAA All-Rookie Team, voted on by the league's head coaches and media.

Walker, a sophomore point guard from Westbury, N.Y., earns the distinction after leading the conference with 2.24 steals per game, 18th-best in the country. He also led the CAA in league play with 19.3 points per game, 2.50 steals per game and was third with 5.1 assists per game. Walker garnered All-CAA first-team accolades, giving the Huskies a player on the all-league first team for the seventh straight season, and led the CAA with two 30-point games, including a career-high 36 in a win at Towson (2/13). He collects his second All-CAA recognition in his two seasons at Northeastern and his first All-Defensive Team selection.



A native of Boucherville, Québec, Telfort ranked second among all CAA freshmen with 10.6 points per game. The 6-foot-7 freshman guard poured in a career-high 23 points in the second half in a win over James Madison (1/23). Telfort earned a league-best three CAA Rookie of the Week awards, and is the second Northeastern player to earn CAA Sixth Man of the Year since Bolden Brace earned the award in the very first year of the recognition in 2016-17. Telfort reached double figures in 9-of-16 games, including a pair of 20-point performances.

The Huskies ended conference play at 8-2 and won a share of the CAA regular-season championship with JMU. It's the fourth regular-season title for Northeastern in the CAA, and the Huskies will be the No. 2 seed at the Hercules Tires Men's Basketball Championship, March 6-9, at JMU. The second-seeded Huskies will take on the winner of No. 7 seed William & Mary and No. 10 seed UNCW on Sunday at 6 p.m. on FloHoops.com.

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