Former Arizona Wildcats basketball player Parker Jackson-Cartwright was named the British Basketball League Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season by the Basketball Journalists Association.Β
Jackson-Cartwright ranked second in the BBL Championship in points per game (20.2), third in assists (7.4) and first in steals (3.7) while playing for the Cheshire Phoenix. He is the first Cheshire player to take home the award.Β
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βIt feels good to win this award. My hard work has certainly paid off, but I couldnβt have done it without my team-mates, coaching staff, and the support of the Nix Nation,β Jackson-Cartwright told the BJA.Β
The former Wildcats point guard signed with the Phoenix in July 2019, a team based in Liverpool, England. Prior to joining Cheshire, Jackson-Cartwright was cut from the Toronto Raptors G-league squad while rehabbing what UA head coach Sean Miller called a βuniqueβ leg injury.Β
The BBL suspended the 2019-20 season in March due to the coronavirus and announced June 1 that the remainder of the season would be canceled.Β
Jackson-Cartwright was able to distinguish himself as one of the leagueβs top players, despite the shortened season. He tied Cheshireβs single-game assist record with 13 on two occasions and scored over 20 points in five of the 13 games he played in during the BBL Championship.Β Β
