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Post by MarchingOn on Mar 19, 2013 11:57:06 GMT -5
www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2013/03/michigans_trey_burke_named_spo.htmlANN ARBOR -- It's been 47 years since the Michigan basketball program has had a national player of the year. That drought is officially over.
Michigan sophomore point guard Trey Burke has been named Sports Illustrated's men's college basketball Player of the Year. The announcement is scheduled to appear in this week's SI NCAA tournament preview issue.
Burke becomes Michigan's first national player of the year since Cazzie Russell was named NCAA Player of the Year in 1966.
The sophomore was also named to SI's five-man All-America team, joining Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart, Creighton's Doug McDermott, Gonzaga's Kelly Olynyk and Indiana's Cody Zeller.
This is the third first-team All-America honor for Burke, who has also been named to the Sporting News' and USBWA first squad.
Burke, who averages 19.2 points and 6.7 assists for Michigan (26-7), is also a finalist for the Wooden Award, the Naismith Award and the Robertson Trophy -- three other major national player of the year honors.
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Post by MarchingOn on Mar 19, 2013 11:59:04 GMT -5
I realize it's not the Wooden Award, but since he won conference player of the year and now this, it's looking like he'll get it
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Post by MarchingOn on Apr 4, 2013 15:16:06 GMT -5
AP player of the year = Burke
Wooden award imminent
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Post by MarchingOn on Apr 5, 2013 20:13:31 GMT -5
Boom baby. Wooden award! Congrats Trey on a spectacular season.
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