Tuesday, April 12, 2011

The College Basketball Blog: 2011 Horse Collar Awards

2011 College Basketball Horse Collar Awards

I’ve never done end of the year CBB awards and I picked a bad year to start, as there was a dearth of great players and teams this season. To be honest, these are somewhat half-assed. But, sadly, so is this blog (all though not intentionally).


BCS Conference Player of the Year Awards

ACC: Nolan Smith (Duke)

Big East: Kemba Walker (Connecticut)

Big Ten: JaJuan Johnson (Purdue)

Big XII: Alec Burks (Colorado)

Pac-10: Derrick Williams (Arizona)

SEC: JaMychal Green (Alabama)


2011 All-Horse Collar Team

(G) Jimmer Fredette (BYU)

(G) Nolan Smith (Duke)

(G) Kemba Walker (Connecticut)

(F) JaJuan Johnson (Purdue)

(F) Derrick Williams (Arizona)


National Awards

Player of the Year: Kemba Walker (Connecticut)

Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Singleton (Florida State)

Freshman Player of the Year: (tie) Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones (Kentucky)

Coach of the Year: Brad Stevens (Butler)

NCAA Tournament MVP: Derrick Williams (Arizona)


All-Ridiculous White Boy Team

(G) Jimmer Fredette (BYU)

(G) Ben Hansbrough (Notre Dame)

(F) Chandler Parsons (Florida)

(F) Matt Howard (Butler)

(F) Josh Harrelson (Kentucky)


Other Awards

Most Disappointing Team: Michigan State

Most Surprising Team: VCU

Most Bizarre Moment: Final moments of Pitt vs. Butler in 2nd Round

Biggest Shocker: VCU over Kansas in Regional Final

Biggest Choke: Florida against Butler in Regional Final

Best Individual Performance: Derrick Williams against Duke in Regional Semifinal

Best Game: Kentucky vs. Ohio State in Regional Semifinal

Worst Game: Connecticut vs. Butler in National Final

Worst Moment: Texas jobbed by refs against Arizona in 2nd Round

Best Moment: Arizona blitzes Duke in 2nd half of Regional Semifinal

Most Pathetic Moment: BYU kicks Brandon Davies off team for having sex with girlfriend and sports media falls all over itself defending and commending them for it.

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