The College Basketball Blog: 2011-2012 Horse Collar Awards

2011-2012 College Basketball Horse Collar Awards

This is just my second year doing awards for college basketball. The format is almost exactly the same as last year. As you’ll no doubt notice, this entry is much shorter than most of my award entries. Enjoy.

BCS Conference Player of the Year Awards

ACC: John Henson (North Carolina)

Big East: Kevin Jones (West Virginia)

Big Ten: Jared Sullinger (Ohio State)

Big XII: Thomas Robinson (Kansas)

Pac-10: Andre Roberson (Colorado)

SEC: Anthony Davis (Kentucky)

2011-2012 All-Horse Collar Team

(G) Kendall Marshall (North Carolina)

(G) John Jenkins (Vanderbilt)

(F) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Kentucky)

(F) Thomas Robinson (Kansas)

(F) Anthony Davis (Kentucky)

National Awards

Player of the Year: Anthony Davis (Kentucky)

Defensive Player of the Year: Anthony Davis (Kentucky)

Freshman Player of the Year: Anthony Davis (Kentucky)

Coach of the Year: John Calipari (Kentucky)

NCAA Tournament MVP: Anthony Davis (Kentucky)

Other Awards

Most Disappointing Team: Texas A&M

Most Surprising Team: Ohio

Most Bizarre Moment: ULL beats Western Kentucky with 6 men on the floor

Biggest Shocker: Norfolk State over Missouri in 1^st Round

Biggest Choke: Mississippi Valley State vs. Western Kentucky in Play-In Round

Best Individual Performance: Kyle O’Quinn vs. Missouri in 1^st Round

Best Game: Syracuse vs. Wisconsin in Regional Semifinal

Worst Game: Louisville vs. Michigan State in Regional Semifinal

Worst Moment: Kendall Marshall breaks wrist in 2^nd Round

Best Moment: Duke goes down to Lehigh in 1^st Round

Most Pathetic Moment: Refs screw UNC-Asheville in 1^st Round