Miami's Brian Sullivan named MAC Freshman of the Month | Schools

OXFORD, OH (FOX19) - Miami University freshman guard Brian Sullivan has been lighting it up for the RedHawks and was tabbed the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Month for January, the conference office announced Wednesday afternoon. 

Sullivan scored in double figures in six of Miami's eight games in January, including two 20-point performances, and scored at least eight points in every game during the month.  He led Miami in scoring in four of its eight games in January, and his 15.1 ppg in January led all RedHawks. Sullivan shot 48.2 percent from the field, 53.3 percent from 3-point range and 75.0 percent from the free throw line last month.  His 13.9 ppg in MAC play leads all MAC freshmen and ties for eighth among conference leaders. 

In MAC play, Sullivan leads all conference players in 3-pointers per game (3.4 per game) and ranks second among all MAC players and ties for second among all Division I freshmen nationally in made 3-pointers per game on the season (2.7 per game).  Sullivan, an Upper Arlington High School grad, also leads all Division I freshmen nationally in 3-point field-goal percentage (according to Stats Inc. minimum 1.5 made per game) and ranks sixth among all Division I players nationally according to the NCAA statistics (minimum 2.5 made per game) with a .481 percentage. 

Sullivan started the month knocking down eight 3-pointers against a strong Vanderbilt team, which tied for third on Miami's single-game list, en route to a career-high 24 points.  He shot 72.7 percent from the field and a scorching 80 percent from 3-point range at Vanderbilt.  His eight treys against the Commodores are the most by a MAC player this season, and he is the youngest player to hit that mark in Miami history.  In his last outing, Sullivan sunk six triples at Western Michigan, which ties for 10th on Miami's single-game list and helped the RedHawks tie the second-best single-game 3-point performance in school history. 

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