Easton Darling of the Simpson men’s basketball team has been named the 2022-23 SC ESPY Male Newcomer of the Year.

A junior transfer originally from Winterset, Iowa, Darling made a huge offensive impact from the get-go. In the first half of the season which saw Simpson compile a record of 11-2 for its best start since 1997-98, Darling averaged 19.0 points on 47.7 percent shooting from the floor. He knocked down 35 of his 55 triples during that span highlighted by two games where he sank six 3-point buckets.

Overall, Darling scored 390 points in his first season with the Storm while shooting 44.2 percent from the field and 33.3 percent behind the arc. His efforts earned himself a spot on the All-American Rivers Conference First Team.