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LI Lutheran's Yacoubou wins Nassau honors

Quick ReadLong Island Lutheran junior guard Achraf Yacoubou is Newsday's Nassau boys basketball Player of the Year.

Long Island Lutheran's Achraf Yacoubou (24) is Newsday's

Photo credit: Pat Orr | Long Island Lutheran's Achraf Yacoubou (24) is Newsday's boys basketball Nassau Player of the Year. (Mar. 26, 2010)

Long Island Lutheran junior guard Achraf Yacoubou committed to play college basketball at Villanova before this season began, so he was prepared for the added attention from opponents intent on limiting his scoring.

Unfortunately for those opponents, creating big scoring numbers is not the end all for Yacoubou. It's not really close. In fact, "If I lock someone up, that's like scoring points...

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