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Boeheim endorses Thabeet for Big East POY

By Andy Katz

Thursday, February 12, 2009

STORRS, Conn. -- A second has been made on Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun's unofficial motion to tab Hasheem Thabeet as the Big East player of the year. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is on board with the decision. He is endorsing Thabeet's candidacy. "He changes the game," Boeheim said after Thabeet had 16 boards, seven blocks and eight points in the 63-49 win over the Orange on Wednesday. "You can't go near the basket," Boeheim said. "He scores enough and he rebounds. He dominates and he bl ...

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