University of North Carolina Wilmington freshman point guard Kai Toews broke the Colonial Athletic Association record for assists in a season in the team¡¯s final game of the season on Sunday.
Toews dished out four assists in the Seahawks¡¯ 80-59 loss to Northeastern in the CAA Championship quarterfinals in Charleston, South Carolina. UNCW finished with a 10-23 overall record.
The 188-cm Tokyo native registered 253 assists this season, topping the record of 251 shared by George Mason¡¯s Curtis McCants (1994-95) and Navy¡¯s Doug Wojcik (1985-86).
Toews was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team last week and is No. 2 among NCAA Division I players in assists per game.
¡°I¡¯m happy for Kai on his selection to the All-Rookie Team,¡± UNCW coach C.B. McGrath said. ¡°I believe he should have been Rookie of the Year in the CAA. He led our team as the point guard and did a great job adjusting with every game plan. He led the entire league in assists as a freshman and also began scoring more for us in league play. We know his best years are ahead and we¡¯re excited about his future.¡±
Toews dished out 10 or more assists in 11 games, including a season-high 14 on Dec. 29 against College of Charleston.
¡°He¡¯s done a great job of getting our guys shots,¡± McGrath told the Wilmington Star News last week.
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