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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