Jack Nunge Earns Postseason BIG EAST Conference Honor

Jack Nunge Earns Postseason BIG EAST Conference Honor

03.06.22 | Men's Basketball

Nunge leads Xavier in scoring and is second in rebounding.

By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI --- Xavier University junior Jack Nunge has been named All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention by the league coaches. Nunge is the lone Musketeer who earned a league postseason honor this year.

Nunge leads Xavier in scoring at 13.1 ppg. (18^th in the BIG EAST) and blocks at 1.4 bpg. (ninth in the BIG EAST), while ranking second in rebounding at 7.5 rpg. (10^th in the BIG EAST). In addition, Nunge is 12^th in the BIG EAST in free throw percentage at 73.2 percent. He recorded his team-high 19^th double-figure scoring game of the season vs. Georgetown on Saturday with 16 points to go with a team-high nine rebounds.

Recently Nunge was named to the 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District® First Team for District 5, a district that covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Nunge currently holds a 3.94 G.P.A. in the M.B.A. program.

No. 8 seed Xavier plays No. 9 seed Butler on Wednesday in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York.