BOSTON, Mass. – Green Bay guard David Douglas Jr. was named a finalist for the 2023-24 Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year award. The award is presented annually to the top freshman in Division I college basketball. The award is named after a Kyle Macy, a guard who starred as a freshman at Purdue.

Douglas was key in GB's turnaround season. earning the Horizon League Freshman of the Year and a spot on the All-Freshman Team. Douglas was the most prolific first-year scorer in the entire league, ending the year second on the Phoenix at 8.5 points per game. Douglas scored in double figures in 11 of his 27 games, including three 20+ point performances, the most by any freshman in the HL. The Phoenix sharpshooter was especially strong since the start of the year, averaging 11.1 points per game.

The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com. The 2024 award will be announced in Phoenix, AZ, site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.

2024 KYLE MACY NATIONAL FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Xavier Amos                6-8          Northern Illinois
Juslin Bodo Bodo        7-0          High Point
Xzayvier Brown           6-2          Saint Joseph's
Markus Burton             5-11        Notre Dame
Elliot Cadeau               6-1          North Carolina
Carlton Carrington       6-5          Pittsburgh
Stephon Castle            6-6          Connecticut
Isaiah Collier                6-5          USC
Rob Dillingham             6-3          Kentucky
David Douglas Jr.       6-5          Green Bay
PJ Haggerty                  6-3          Tulsa
Barrington Hargress     6-0          UC Riverside
Josh Hubbard               5-10        Mississippi State
Malik Mack                    6-1          Harvard
Sebastian Mack            6-3          UCLA
Jared McCain                6-3          Duke
Baye Ndongo                6-9          Georgia Tech
Kevin Overton               6-5          Drake
Josh Pascarelli              6-3          Marist
Myles Rice                     6-3          Washington State
Cooper Schwieger         6-9          Valparaiso
Jackson Shelstad          6-0          Oregon
Reed Sheppard             6-3          Kentucky
Javan Simmons             6-7          Toledo
Deywilk Tavarez             6-2          Delaware State
Dedan Thomas Jr.          6-1          UNLV
JT Toppin                        6-9          New Mexico
D.J. Wagner                    6-4          Kentucky
Ja'Kobe Walter                6-5          Baylor
Cody Williams                 6-8          Colorado

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