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7 B1G standouts named finalists for Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award
By Andrew Olson
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The 2021-22 college basketball season is winding down, which means it’s about time to hand out some hardware.
On Monday, the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award named its finalists. The award named 25 members of its All-America team, which makes them finalists for the National Player of the Year Award. Among the All-Americans are 7 players from the Big Ten:
- Kofi Cockburn (Illinois)
- Johnny Davis (Wisconsin)
- Zach Edey (Purdue)
- Jaden Ivey (Purdue)
- Trayce Jackson-Davis (Indiana)
- E.J. Liddell (Ohio State)
- Keegan Murray (Iowa)
Here’s the full list of finalists:
2021-22 LUTE OLSON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
|
Ochai Agibaji |
G |
Sr. |
Kansas |
|
James Akinjo |
G |
Sr. |
Baylor |
|
Armando Bacot |
F |
Jr. |
North Carolina |
|
Paolo Banchero |
F |
Fr. |
Duke |
|
Kofi Cockburn |
C |
Jr. |
Illinois |
|
Johnny Davis |
G |
So. |
Wisconsin |
|
Tari Eason |
F |
So. |
LSU |
|
Zach Edey |
C |
So. |
Purdue |
|
Collin Gillespie |
G |
Sr. |
Villanova |
|
Chet Holmgren |
F |
Fr. |
Gonzaga |
|
Jaden Ivey |
G |
So. |
Purdue |
|
Trayce Jackson-Davis |
F |
Jr. |
Indiana |
|
Johnny Juzang |
G |
Jr. |
UCLA |
|
Walker Kessler |
F |
So. |
Auburn |
|
Christian Koloko |
C |
So. |
Arizona |
|
E.J. Liddell |
F |
Jr. |
Ohio State |
|
Bennedict Mathurin |
G |
So. |
Arizona |
|
Isaiah Mobley |
F |
Jr. |
USC |
|
Keegan Murray |
F |
So. |
Iowa |
|
Scotty Pippen Jr. |
G |
Jr. |
Vanderbilt |
|
David Roddy |
F |
Jr. |
Colorado State |
|
Jabari Smith |
F |
Fr. |
Auburn |
|
Drew Timme |
F |
Jr. |
Gonzaga |
|
Oscar Tshiebwe |
F |
Jr. |
Kentucky |
|
Alondes Williams |
G |
Sr. |
Wake Forest |
The award is named for the late legendary college basketball coach Lute Olson, who was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. Olson is best remembered for his time at Arizona, where he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997. Prior to Arizona, Olson spent 9 seasons at Iowa. He won 167 games and led the Hawkeyes to the Final Four in 1980.
The winner will be announced on Friday, April 1 in New Orleans, the site of the 2022 NCAA Tournament Final Four.
A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.