Sophomore guard Isaiah Whitehead of Seton Hall was been named the All-Met Division I men’s college basketball Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award winner as Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association on April 12 at the 83rd annual dinner for the 2015-16 season.

Whitehead made Pirates men's basketball history this past season, becoming just the seventh student-athlete in program annals to be named an All-American. The 6-foot-4 guard from Brooklyn, NY, was tapped as an All-America Honorable Mention by the Associated Press in addition to becoming the 11th Seton Hall player to capture the MBWA Lt. Frank J. Haggerty Award as the Met area's most outstanding men's player.     

The last Pirate to win the Haggerty Award, and coincidentally the program's last All-America, was Andre Barrett in 2004, who also was accorded AP honorable mention status.Prior All-Americans include Terry Dehere, a second-team All-American in 1993; Dan Callandrillo, a third-team All-American in 1982; Nick Werkman, a third-team All-American in 1963; Walter Dukes, a 1953 first-team All-America selection; and Bob Davies, a 1942 first-team All-America pick. Barrett, Dehere, Callandrillo, Werkman and Dukes all won the Haggerty Award. Other Pirates to capture the MBWA's top accolade were: Adrian Griffin, 1996; Arturas Karnishovas, 1994; John Morton, 1989; Mark Bryant, 1988; and Nick Galis, 1979.

A former McDonald's High School All-American (Abraham Lincoln HS), Whitehead also collared a basket full of other honors in 2015-16. He was named a unanimous All-Big East first team selection, USBWA All-District II, NABC All-District Five first team and the recipient of the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the Big East Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Whitehead powered Seton Hall (25-9) to the program's first Big East Tournament championship since 1993 and first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006 by making a successful transition to point guard and developing into a big scoring and passing threat.

In 34 games, he averaged 18.2 points, 5.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks. In 18 Big East games, he upped his numbers to 20.0 points, 5.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks. He finished second in the Big East in scoring and assists, led all conference players in 3-pointers made per game (2.9), and finished fourth in 3-point accuracy (42.6%) and third in blocked shots. Whitehead saved his best for last as he ripped through the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden with averages of 23.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists. He scored 26 points in the tournament championship against Villanova, including the game winning three-point play with 18.5 seconds remaining.

Following his sophomore campaign, Whitehead declared for the NBA draft and was selected in the second round by the Utah Jazz and was traded on draft night to the Brooklyn Nets. After a stint with the Nets and the NBA G-League, Whitehead is currently playing pro hoops in Montenegro.