SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Villanova’s Jalen Brunson is the recipient of the 2018 Lute Olson National Player of the Year award.

 

The 6-foot-3 junior has spent the month of March collecting hardware, while leading the Wildcats to the National Championship game.  For the season he is averaging 19.2 points, while shooting nearly 53 percent from the floor. 

 

“Jalen Brunson is a leader in the truest sense of the word," said CollegeInsider.com's Angela Lento. "He is the best player on the best offensive team in college basketball."

 

The Big East Player of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year has also won the Associated Press National Player of the Year, the Oscar Robertson Player of the Year and the Naismith Award. The Wooden Award, will be announced on Friday, April 6th.

Brunson was also named the East Region’s Most Outstanding Player..

The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player in College Basketball.

Lute Olson won 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.