BYU's Jimmer Fredette Is AP Player Of The Year

BYU's Jimmer Fredette Is AP Player Of The Year: Houston - Jimmer Fredette is an Associated Press player of the year to lead the nation in scoring at Brigham Young University and one of his best seasons.

The senior guard averaged 28.5 points. Pumas won the regular season Mountain West Conference and was the number three seed in the NCAA tournament.

Fredette received the award on Friday. Drew 48 votes from the 65-member panel of national media, which selects the weekly Top 25. The voting was done before the NCAA tournament.

Kemba Walker, Connecticut was second with 11 votes. Nolan Smith, Duke was five years old and Jared Sullings Ohio.

Fredette is the first player to win the prize for the first BYU and Mountain West with Andrew Bogut of Utah in 2005