RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech gradaute guard Derric Jean is one of 14 student-athletes from Conference USA member schools receiving the Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship, announced the league Friday.

The 11^th annual award is named in honor of Dr. Jim Castañeda who served Rice for 46 years as an educator, coach and Faculty Athletics Representative before he passed away in 2008. Every season, C-USA grants the $4,000 scholarship to distinguished graduates selected by the league's Faculty Athletics Representatives and approved by the Board of Directors.

Jean graduated in May in kinesiology and health promotions with a concentration in health and will be pursing his master's in business administration at Louisiana Tech. The Miami, Florida, native will play his final season in a Bulldog uniform in 2019-20 after missing the majority of this past year due to an injury.

A team captain for the Bulldogs last season, Jean has played in 107 games during his Tech career, totaling 900 points and 320 rebounds thus far.
 
2019 Jim Castañeda Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
Harris Yett, Baseball, Charlotte
Diamond Johnson, Baseball, Florida Atlantic
Elhadji Dieng, Men's Basketball, FIU
Derric Jean, Men's Basketball, Louisiana Tech
Thomas Martin, Baseball, Marshall
Scheldon Paulk, Baseball, Middle Tennessee
Hannah Winn, Women's Track, North Texas
Mufu Taiwo, Football, Old Dominion
Elsa Racasan, Women's Track/Cross Country, Rice
Ola Akinniyi, Women's Soccer, Southern Miss
Deanna Kuzmanic, Women's Basketball, UAB
Lilian Koech, Women's Track/Cross Country, UTEP
Charlette Janicek, Women's Track/Cross Country, UTSA
Rachel Anderson, Volleyball, WKU